Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM System x3400 Type 7975 Installation Manual

The following is an illustration of the simple-swap server models.
The following notes describe the types of drives that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when installing a drive:
v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that is specified in
v Check the instructions that come with the drive to see whether you have to set
v External USB floppy devices, tape drives, CD drives, CD-RW drives, and
v To install a 3.5-in. drive in a 5.25-in. bay, you must use a 5.25-in. conversion kit.
v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
v For a complete list of supported options for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Some server models come with hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drives.
Before you install a hot-swap hard disk drive, read the following information:
v The hot-swap drives must be either all SAS hard disk drives or all SATA hard
v The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting
v Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
v Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the tray.
the documentation that comes with the drive.
any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SATA or SAS device,
be sure to set the SATA or SAS ID for that device.
DVD/CD-RW combo drives are examples of removable-media drives. You can
install removable-media drives in bays 1, 2, and 3 only.
protected by having all bays and PCI, PCI Express, and PCI-X slots covered or
occupied. When you install a drive or PCI, PCI Express, or PCI-X adapter, save
the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay or the PCI, PCI Express, or PCI-X
adapter slot cover in the event that you later remove the drive or adapter.
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
disk drives; do not mix SAS and SATA drives.
from the top bay (bay 4) and go down to the bottom bay (bay 11).
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4
Bay 5
Bay 6
Bay 7
Chapter 2. Installing options
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