Installing A Non-Hot-Swap Drive - IBM xSeries 230 6RY Hardware Maintenance Manual

6. Place the new hard disk drive on the hot-swap tray and, being careful not to
7. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:
8. Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify that the hard disk drive is
9. If your server is a tower model, close and lock the server door.

Installing a non-hot-swap drive

Note: The server's EMI integrity and cooling are both protected by having the
To install a non-hot-swap drive in one of the non-hot-swap bays:
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over-tighten the screws, attach the drive to the tray using four screws.
a. Ensure the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
b. Align the rails on the drive/tray assembly with the guide rails in the drive
bay.
c. Gently push the drive/tray assembly into the bay until the drive connects to
the backplane.
d. Push the tray handle toward the closed position until it locks the drive in
place.
installed properly (see "Server controls and indicators" on page 7 for the
location of the status indicators).
v When the amber light is on continuously, the drive has failed.
v When the amber light flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drive is
being rebuilt.
v When the amber light flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the
controller is identifying the drive.
v If you have a RAID adapter installed, when the green Activity light is on
continuously the drive is ready
non-hot-swap bays covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the
filler panel from the bay, in case you later remove the drive and do not
replace it with another.
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Non-hot-swap bay
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Blue slide rails
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Filler panel
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Non-hot-swap drive
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Slide rails