Replacing The Hot-Swap Hard-Disk-Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

Figure 137. Installing the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
5. Check the hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs to ensure that the hard disk drive is operating correctly.
You might have to restart the server for the newly installed hard disk drive to be recognized. See
"Hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs" on page 39. If the hard disk drive is faulty, reinstall or replace it
until it is operating correctly.
6. Do one of the following:
• If you are installing a hot-swap hard disk drive, save the removed hard-disk-drive dummy tray in case
you later remove the hot-swap hard disk drive and need a dummy tray to cover the drive bay.
• If you are replacing a failing hot-swap hard disk drive and are instructed to return the failing hot-swap
hard disk drive, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are supplied to
you for shipping.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To configure RAID, go to "Configuring RAID" on page 76.

Replacing the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane

This topic provides instructions on how to replace the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane. This topic
contains the following items:
• "Replacing the backplane for server models with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays" on page 177
• "Replacing the backplane for server models with twelve 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays" on page 179
• "Replacing the backplane for server models with 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays" on page 181
Note: The hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane is sensitive to ESD. Ensure that you read and understand
"Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 88 first and carefully perform the operation.
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