Installing Drives - IBM System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 21. Air baffle removal
5. Remove the air baffle from the server and set it aside.

Installing drives

The following notes describe the type of hard disk drives that the server supports
and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive.
For a list of supported hard disk drives, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the drive and follow those
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
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
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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.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
the documentation that comes with the drive.
to 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.