Removing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Problem Determination And Service Manual

10. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Attention:
v To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the server
v To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server
v Before you make changes to disk drives, disk drive controllers (including
v Before you remove any component of a RAID array, back up all RAID
To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Make sure you save the data on your drive, especially if it is part of a RAID
3. Slide the release latch (orange) gently to the left to unlock the drive handle.
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6. Connect the signal cables to the SAS/SATA adapter (see step 9 on page 203).
7. Install the cover (see "Installing the cover" on page 174).
8. Slide the server into the rack.
9. Reconnect the power cord and any cables that you removed.
cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk
drive.
for more than 2 minutes without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed
in each bay.
controllers that are integrated on the system board), disk drive backplanes, or
disk drive cables, back up all important data that is stored on hard disks.
configuration information.
on page 167.
array, before you remove it from the server.