Installing A Non-Hot-Swap Drive - IBM Netfinity 5100 8658 11Y Manual

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4. Remove the defective hard disk drive: move the handle

on the drive to the open position (perpendicular to the

drive) and pull the hot-swap tray from the bay.

5. Remove the four screws that attach the drive to the

hot-swap tray, and remove the drive from the tray.

6. Place the new hard disk drive on the hot-swap tray

and, being careful not to over-tighten the screws,

attach the drive to the tray using four screws.

7. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:

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.

8. Check the hard disk drive status indicators to verify

that the hard disk drive is installed properly (see

"Server controls and indicators" on page 8 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

9. If your server is a tower model, close and lock the

server door.