Installing Drives; Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM System x3550 M4 Installation And User Manual

5. Remove the air baffle from the server and set it aside.

Installing drives

The following notes describe the type of drives that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when you install a drive.
v Make sure that the devices that you are installing are supported. For a list of
v Locate the documentation that comes with the drive and follow those instructions
v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in
v Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
v Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have to
v The hot-swap server models support up to eight 2.5-inch or three 3.5-inch
v The simple-swap server models support up to three 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA
v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

To install a hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
Note: If you have only one hard disk drive, you must install it in the upper-left bay.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
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Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the air baffle before you
turn on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might
damage server components.
supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
the documentation that comes with the drive.
set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SAS or SATA
hard disk drive, be sure to set the SAS or SATA ID for that device.
hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives.
hard disk drives.
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 adapter or PCI Express adapter slot
cover in the event that you later remove the device.
on page 38.