Installing Drives - Lenovo System x3100 M4 Installation And Service Manual

6. Open the retaining clips and, if necessary, remove any existing DIMM.
Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors, open and close the
clips gently.
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the DIMM to any unpainted metal surface on the
server. Then, remove the new DIMM from the package.
8. Turn the DIMM so that the DIMM keys align correctly with the connector.
9. Insert the DIMM into the connector by aligning the edges of the DIMM with the slots at the ends of the
DIMM connector. Firmly press the DIMM straight down into the connector by applying pressure on both
ends of the DIMM simultaneously. The retaining clips snap into the locked position when the DIMM is
firmly seated in the connector. If there is a gap between the DIMM and the retaining clips, the DIMM has
not been correctly installed. Open the retaining clips, remove the DIMM, and then reinsert it.
10. Install and lock the side cover (see
11. Stand the server back up in its vertical position.
12. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the attached devices and turn on the
server.

Installing drives

Use this information to install drives.
Depending on the server model, a DVD-ROM or multiburner drive might be installed in the server. For 4U
server models with non-hot-swap power supplies, the server supports up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA
hard disk drives (depending on the model). For the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies (Model
name: 2582-F4x), the server supports up to eight hot-swap SATA hard disk drives.
The following figure shows the locations of the drive bays in 4U server models with non-hot-swap power
supplies.
"Replacing the side cover" on page 72).
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