Installing A Hard Disk Drive; Installing A Simple-Swap Serial Ata Hard Disk Drive - IBM 306m - eServer xSeries - 8849 User Manual

If you have other options to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 30.

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 chapter.
Attention:
cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive.

Installing a simple-swap Serial ATA hard disk drive

Attention:
power from the server before removing or installing a simple-swap hard disk drive.
To install a simple-swap Serial ATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
Note: If you have only one hard disk drive, install it in the left drive bay.
Attention:
cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Make sure that the server cover is in place and fully closed.
3. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and
4. Remove the filler panel from the bay.
5. Pull the loops of the drive tray toward each other, and slide the drive into the
6. Release the loops of the drive tray.
7. Insert the filler panel into the bay to cover the drive.
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the assembly. Make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the
riser-card connectors on the system board.
To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the
Simple-swap hard disk drives are not hot-swappable. Disconnect all
To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the
on page 17.
all external cables.
server until the drive connects to the back panel.