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1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. If the system-board tray is operating, shut down the operating system; then,
3. Remove the filler panel from the drive bay.
4. Slide the retention tab and pull the drive out of the drive bay.
5. If you are instructed to return the drive, follow all packaging instructions, and
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive
You must turn off the server before installing simple-swap drives in the server.
Before you install a simple-swap hard disk drive, read the following information. For
a list of supported hard disk drives, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those
v Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
v Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have to
v Do not install hot-swap drives into a simple-swap server model, it is not
v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
v For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see
To install a simple-swap hard disk drive or solid-state drive, complete the following
steps.
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on page 275.
press the power-control button to turn off the system-board tray (see "Turning
off the system-board tray" on page 11 for more information).
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SATA device, be
sure to set the SATA ID for that device.
supported.
protected by having all bays and PCI and PCI Express slots covered or
occupied. When you install a drive, PCI, or PCI Express adapter, save the EMC
shield and filler panel from the bay or PCI or PCI Express adapter slot cover in
the event that you later remove the device.
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
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