Lenovo System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual page 254

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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 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives

This information provides instructions for replacing the 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives.

The following notes describe the type of drives that the server supports and other information that you must

consider when you install a drive. For a list of supported drives, see

• Locate the documentation that comes with the drive and follow those instructions in addition to the

instructions in this section.

• Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in the documentation that

comes with the drive.

• The server can support up to eight 2.5-inch drives, up to 16 1.8-inch drives, or a combination of both 2.5-

inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives, using the supported SAS\SATA backplane configurations. The server

supports 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap solid state drive,

or 1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drives (see "Supported drive backplane configurations" on page 69 for

more information).

• You can mix 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS and SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap solid state drive, and

1.8-inch hot-swap solid state drives in the same server as long as they are not on the same array.

• When you mix drive backplane configurations, all 1.8-inch SSD drive backplanes must be installed above

the all 2.5-inch drive backplanes. See "Drive IDs" on page 67 for drive ID assignment information and

"Supported drive backplane configurations" on page 69 for information about the combination of

supported drive backplane configurations.

• The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all bays

and PCI Express slots covered or occupied. When you install a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel

from the bay in the event that you later remove the device.

• For a complete list of supported optional devices for the server, see

To install a hot-swap drive, complete the following steps:

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