IBM System x3755 M3 7164 Installation And User Manual page 73

v If the server will be configured for RAID operation, see the documentation that
comes with the controller for instructions for installing a hard disk drive.
v All simple-swap drives in the server should have the same throughput speed
rating; using drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate
at the lowest throughput speed.
v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you install the
server in a rack configuration, install the server in the rack before you install the
hard disk drives.
To install a simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 28.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables.
3. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty drive bays.
3.5 inch
simple-swap
hard disk drive
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hard disk drive to any
unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, remove the hard disk drive
from the package.
5. Pull the round blue loops of the hard disk drive toward each other; then,
carefully slide the drive into the drive bay until it stops, and release the loops.
6. (IBM Business Partners only) Restart the server. Confirm that it starts correctly
and recognizes the newly installed devices, and make sure that no error LEDs
are lit.
7. (IBM Business Partners only) Complete the additional steps in "Instructions for
IBM Business Partners" on page 19.
Notes:
1. You might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after you install hard disk drives.
See the RAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for information
about RAID controllers.
2. If you install more than one bootable hard disk drive in the server, you must use
the LSI Configuration Utility program to select the hard disk drive to boot from.
For information on LSI Configuration Utility program, see the documentation that
comes with your ServeRAID controller.
Filler panel
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