SIMATIC IPC PX-39A 
Operating Instructions, 08/2022, A5E51699601-AA 
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Device maintenance and repair
 
7.1  Repair information 
 
Risk due to unauthorized opening and improper repairs or expansions 
Improper procedure when carrying out expansions may result in substantial damage to 
equipment or endanger the user.  
If you install or exchange system expansions and damage your device, the warranty 
becomes void.  
•  For this reason, please observe the information in "Notes on device and system 
7.2  Maintenance intervals 
To maintain high system availability, we recommend the preventative replacement of those 
PC components that are subject to wear. The table below indicates the intervals for this 
replacement. 
 
Depending on the type of use
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  The interval for replacement of the flash drives (SSD) depends greatly on the type of use. A specific 
interval cannot be given. 
 
 
All drives are monitored by SIMATIC IPC DiagBase or SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor software via 
SMART status. 
 
As soon as the Smart status of the data storage medium goes to "Not OK", a message is 
generated in SIMATIC IPC DiagBase or SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor or al
so during a system start 
of the device. You should then back up your data and replace the drive.