Installing Drives - Lenovo System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Step 3. Remove the compute book cover(s) to install your DIMMs (see "Removing the compute book
cover" on page 222).
Step 4. Install your DIMMs (see "Installing a memory module" on page 46).
Step 5. Replace the compute book cover(s) (see "Replacing the compute book cover" on page 223).
Step 6. Open the cam handle on the compute book. Pull the top fan-pack handle down and slide the blue
release latch (behind the fan handle) to the right to release the compute book cam handle.
Step 7. Align the compute book with the bay on the server and slide it in the server. Place one hand under
the center of the compute book to support it while sliding it into the server.
Handle
Step 8. Rotate the cam handle all the way up and push it into the server until it locks in place.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on
page 117.

Installing drives

Use this information for an overview of the type drives that the server supports.
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
• The server can support up to eight 2.5-inch HDD or SSD drives, sixteen 1.8-inch SSD drives, or a
combination of both 2.5-inch, and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives using the supported SAS/SATA drive
backplane configurations. (see "Supported drive backplane configurations" on page 69 for more
information).
• The server supports the following type of drives:
– 2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives or solid state drives
– 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives
– 2.5-inch NVMe PCIe solid state drives
– 1.8-inch SAS solid state drives
• You can mix 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS and SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap SATA solid-state
drives, and 1.8-inch hot-swap SATA solid-state drives in the same server as long as you use the same
type of drives within the same array.
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