Installing A Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo System x3250 M5 Installation And Service Manual
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c.
Gently push the drive into the bay until the drive stops.
d.
Rotate the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
e.
Check the hard disk drive status LED to verify that the hard disk drive is operating correctly. If
the yellow hard disk drive status LED of a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must
be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
Note: If the server is configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID adapter, you might
have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID
adapter documentation for additional information about RAID operation and complete
instructions for using the ServeRAID adapter.
Step 4.
If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now.
If you have other devices to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 78.
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive
Use this information to install a simple-swap hard disk drive.
Read the safety information in "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 31.
If you are installing an optional device in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure,
turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
To install a simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.
Step 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.
Step 3.
Install the hard disk drive in the drive bay:
a.
Grasp the black drive handle and slide the blue release latch to the right and align the drive
assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
Figure 45. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive installation
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