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Figure 42. Simple-swap hard disk drive removal
If you are instructed to return the simple-swap drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive
Use this information to install a simple-swap hard disk drive.
The simple-swap server models support up to four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives that are
accessible from the front of the server. You must turn off the server before installing simple-swap drives in
the server. Before you install a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, read the following information.
• Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this chapter.
• Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in the documentation that
comes with the drive.
• Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
• Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have to 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.
• You can install up to four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the server. Do not install hot-
swap drives into a simple-swap server model, it is not supported.
• The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting from bay 0, 1, 2, and 3.
• Simple-swap models of the server do not support the Hypervisor USB flash device and the installation of
the SAS/SATA riser card is not supported.
• The simple-swap server models are available only in non-RAID configurations.
• The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are 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.
• For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see
x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
To install a 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Read the safety information that begins on
417.
Step 2.
Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.
Step 3.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the
server; then, remove the drive from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
System x3550 M3Problem Determination and Service Guide
440
.
"Safety" on page v
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
and
"Installation guidelines" on page
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