Installing A Non-Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM 8647 - Eserver xSeries 225 Installation Manual

11. Connect the power cable to the back of the drive. The connectors are keyed
12. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise replace

Installing a non-hot-swap hard disk drive

Some server models come with non-hot-swap hard disk drives. Non-hot swap hard
disk drives are in the drive cage in bays 4, 5, 6, and 7. The drive cage is behind the
front of the adapter-support bracket. Drives are installed starting at the bottom in
bay 7. Additional drives are then installed in bays 6, 5, and 4.
Notes:
1. You can install up to four non-hot-swap hard disk drives in your server. The
2. When installing non-hot-swap hard disk drives, you might find it easier to lay the
Complete the following steps to install a non-hot-swap hard disk drive in bay 4, 5, 6,
or 7:
and can be inserted only one way.
the support bracket and then go to "Completing the installation" on page 34.
additional space in the drive cage above bay 4 is not designed to accommodate
any additional drives.
server on its side.
1. Follow the instructions in "Preinstallation steps" on page 21.
2. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 11).
3. Remove the support bracket (see "Removing and installing the support
bracket" on page 13).
4. Press the drive cage release lever down and then rotate the cage out of the
server until the drive-cage retention tab locks into place and the open ends of
the drive slots and installed drives are facing you. Ensure that the drive cage
locks into place over the drive-cage retention tab by rotating the drive cage all
the way out of the server.
5. Attach the blue guide rails to the side of the drive using the screws that are
provided.
6. Slide the drive into the drive cage until the plastic tabs on the drive guide rails
lock into place in the drive cage. Clear any cables that might impede the
replacement of the drive cage.
7. Connect one end of the SCSI signal cable into the back of the drive and make
sure that the other end of this cable is connected into the SCSI connector on
the system board. See "Power and signal cables for internal drives" on
page 25
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