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Installing a SATA storage drive
The blade workstation supports one small-form-factor SATA storage drive, such as a
hard disk drive. The blade workstation comes with an installed SATA drive. If you
have to replace or upgrade the SATA storage drive, see the instructions in
"Removing a SATA storage drive," and then complete the steps in this section.
See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of
supported SATA storage drives for the blade workstation.
The following illustration shows how to install a SATA storage drive.
Storage drive
To install a SATA storage drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade workstation, and remove the
3. Carefully lay the blade workstation on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. Open the blade workstation cover (see "Opening the blade workstation cover"
5. Locate the SATA connector.
6. Orient the drive so that the connector on the drive aligns with the SATA
7. Put the drive into the tray and push it, from the rear edge of the drive, into the
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 22.
Removing a SATA storage drive
To remove a SATA storage drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade workstation, and remove the
Storage drive
release lever
on page 15.
blade workstation from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade
workstation from the BladeCenter unit" on page 16 for instructions.
on page 17 for instructions).
Attention:
Do not press on the top of the drive. Pressing the top might
damage the drive.
connector on the system board.
connector until the drive moves past the lever at the back of the tray.
on page 15.
blade workstation from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade
workstation from the BladeCenter unit" on page 16 for instructions.
Chapter 3. Installing optional devices
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