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4. If you are instructed to return the hot-swap drive, follow all packaging
Installing a hard disk drive
Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
For information about the type of hard disk drive that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when installing a hard disk drive, see the User's
Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD.
Important: Do not install a SCSI hard disk drive in this server; install only SAS or
SATA hard disk drives.
Hard disk
drive filler
To install a hot-swap drive in a hard disk drive bay, complete the following steps.
Attention:
than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.
1. Make sure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the drive).
2. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
3. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
4. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
5. Check the hard disk drive status LED to verify that the hard disk drive is
Note: You might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after you install hard disk
drives. See "Using the RAID configuration programs" on page 21.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more
operating correctly.
If the amber hard disk drive status LED for 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.
Hard disk drive
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