Installing A 2.5-Inch Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 User Manual

To install a simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices (see "Turning off the system-board
3. Remove the filler panel from the simple-swap hard disk drive bay.
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hard disk drive to any
5. Align the drive with the guide rails in the drive bay.
6. Pull the loops of the drive toward each other; then, carefully slide the drive into
7. Install the filler panel in the simple-swap hard disk drive bay.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, turn on the
system-board tray (see "Turning on the system-board tray" on page 21).
Note: If the server has a PCIe RAID adapter and you install or remove a hard disk
drive, see the documentation that comes with your RAID adapter for information
about reconfiguring the disk arrays.

Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive

Notes:
1. The 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives can be installed only in system
2. The following illustration shows how to install a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk
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tray" on page 21).
unpainted metal surface on the chassis or rack; then, remove the hard disk
drive from the package.
Attention: Do not press on the top of the drive. Pressing the top might
damage the drive.
the bay until it stops, and release the loops.
Note: Do not release the loops on the drive until it is completely seated.
configurations that support this drive type.
drive in a 2U chassis.