Preinstallation Steps; Hard Disk Drives Preinstallation Steps; Installing Or Replacing A Hard Disk Drive - IBM 867413x - Eserver xSeries 330 8674 Hardware Maintenance Manual

location of the status and activity indicators). These lights are used to show when
there is drive activity or, in some cases, when there is a problem with your hard
disk drive.
v The drive must be a low voltage differential drive (LVD), and have a single
connector attached (SCA) connector.
v The hard disk drive bays connect to a SCSI backplane. This backplane is the
printed circuit board behind the bay and is connected to J4 on the system board.
v The backplane controls the SCSI IDs for the hard disk drives.

Preinstallation steps

Before you install a hard disk drive, review the following.
v Inspect the drive tray for any signs of damage.
v Ensure that the drive is installed properly in the tray.
v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server/workstation for
more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each
bay.
v If your server/workstation has a ServeRAID adapter installed; refer to the
documentation provided with the ServeRAID adapter for information about
adding a drive.
v Read the safety precautions listed in "Safety information" on page 147,
"Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices" on page 150.
v Check the instructions that come with the drive for more information about
installing the drive.

Installing or replacing a hard disk drive

Refer to the following illustration to install a hard disk drive:
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Attention:
v When you handle electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive devices, take
precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. For details on handling these
devices, refer to "Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices" on page 150.
1. Review the information in "Before you begin" on page 45.
2. Turn off the server/workstation and all attached devices, and disconnect all
external cables and power cords.
Slim filler
Filler panel
Hard disk drive
Drive tray
Drive tray handle
(in open position)
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