Installing 2.5-Inch And 1.8-Inch Hot-Swap Drives - IBM System x3690 X5 Installation And User Manual

Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives

To install a hot-swap SAS or SATA drive, complete the following steps.
Note: If you install only one drive, you must install it in drive bay 0.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page v and
"Installation guidelines" on page 44.
2. 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.
3. Install a 2.5-inch drive:
a. Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.
b. Make sure that the drive-tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.
c. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
d. Gently push the drive assembly into the drive bay until the drive stops.
e. Rotate the drive-tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
f. Skip to step 6.
4. Install a 1.8-inch drive:
a. Remove the filler panel.
b. Grasp the orange release latch on the drive tray handle of the drive tray in
which you want to install the drive and slide the release latch down to
unlock the drive tray handle; then, rotate the drive tray handle down and
the pull the handle toward you to slide the drive tray out of the drive bay.
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