Installing Drives - Lenovo 5457 Installation And Service Manual

Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors, open and close the
clips gently.
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the DIMM to any unpainted metal surface on the
server. Then, remove the new DIMM from the package.
8. Turn the DIMM so that the DIMM keys align correctly with the connector.
9. Insert the DIMM into the connector by aligning the edges of the DIMM with the slots at the ends of the
DIMM connector.
10. Firmly press the DIMM straight down into the connector by applying pressure on both ends of the DIMM
simultaneously. The retaining clips snap into the locked position when the DIMM is firmly seated in the
connector.
Figure 27. DIMM installation
Note: If there is a gap between the DIMM and the retaining clips, the DIMM has not been correctly
inserted; open the retaining clips, remove the DIMM, and then reinsert it.
11. If you have other devices to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to
75.

Installing drives

Use this information to install drives.
Depending on the server model, a DVD-ROM or multiburner drive might be installed in the server. For 4U
server models with non-hot-swap power supplies, the server supports up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA
hard disk drives (depending on the model). For the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies, the
server supports up to eight 2.5" hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drives or four 3.5" hot-swap SATA/SAS hard
disk drives.
The following figure shows the location of the four 3.5" simple-swap hard disk drive bays in the 4U server
model with non-hot-swap power supplies.
"Completing the installation" on page
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Chapter 2 Installing optional devices
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