Installing A 3.5-Inch Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - Lenovo x3300 M4 7382 Installation And Service Manual

Notes:
a. After you install the hard disk drive, check the disk drive status LEDs to verify that the hard disk drive
is operating correctly.If the yellow hard disk drive status LED 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.
b. If the server is configured for RAID operation through an optional ServeRAID adapter, you might have
to re-configure your disk arrays after you install hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID documentation
on the Lenovo ServeRAIDSupport CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete
instructions for using ServeRAID Manager
8. Close the bezel.
9. Lock the left-side cover.

Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive

Use this information to install a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive into the server.
Before installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive, read the following information:
• Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
• To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10 minutes without either a
drive or a filler panel installed in each drive bay.
• You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap drive bays.
To install a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 36
Attention: Static electricity that is released to internal server components when the server is powered-
on might cause the server to halt, which might result in the loss of data. To avoid this potential problem,
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