Removing Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drives; Replacing Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drives - Lenovo System x3550 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Step 6. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing simple-swap hard disk drives

Use this information to remove simple-swap hard disk drives.
You must turn off the server before removing simple-swap drives from the server. To remove a simple-swap
SATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
Attention:
• To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the server cover is in place and fully
closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive.
• To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 2 minutes
without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
page 116.
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3. Slide the blue release latch to the right with one finger (to release the drive) while using another
finger to grasp the black drive handle and pull the hard disk drive out of the drive bay.
Figure 57. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive removal
Figure 58. 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive removal
Step 4. Reinstall the drive bay filler panel that you removed earlier.
Step 5. If you are instructed to return the drive assembly, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Replacing simple-swap hard disk drives

Use this information to replace simple-swap hard disk drives.
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