Lenovo ThinkStation P310 - Installing or Replacing a Hard Disk Drive in the Front-Access Storage Enclosure

6.Positiontheflexmodulecoverontheflexmodulesothattherailguidesonthebottomofthecover
engagetherailsontheflexmodule.Then,pushthecovertothefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.
Figure43.Reinstallingtheflexmodulecover
7.ConnecttheeSATAconnectororIEEE1394connectorcabletothecorrespondingconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Partsonthesystemboard”onpage7.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage105.
Installingorreplacingaharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorage
enclosure
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.
Youcaninstallorreplaceaharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure.Theharddiskdrivealso
canbehot-swappable,whichmeansthatyoucaninstallorreplacethedrivewithouteventurningoffyour
computer.
Theharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosureishot-swappableonlywhenthefollowing
requirementsaremet:
•TheSATAcableofthefront-accessstorageenclosureisconnectedtotheeSATAconnectoronthesystem
board.Toverifythecableconnection,see“Removingthecomputercover”onpage58and“Partsonthe
systemboard”onpage7formoreinformation.
•Theoperatingsystemofyourcomputerdoesnotresideontheharddiskdriveinstalledinthefront-access
storageenclosure.
Attention:Ifanyoftheaboverequirementsarenotmet,donotinstallorreplacetheharddiskdrivewhen
thecomputeristurnedon.Otherwise,dataontheharddiskdrivemightgetdamaged.
Toinstallorreplaceaharddiskdriveinthefront-accessstorageenclosure,dothefollowing:
1.Beforereplacinganoldharddiskdrive,safelyejecttheoldharddiskdrivefromtheoperatingsystem
first.Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpsystem.
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