IBM x3250 M3 Problem Determination And Service Manual page 163

Installing a simple-swap Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive
Attention: Simple-swap hard disk drives are not hot-swappable. Disconnect all
power from the server before you remove or install a simple-swap hard disk drive.
To install a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
Note:
v If you have only one hard disk drive, install it in the left drive bay.
v Simple-swap SATA hard disk drives support AHCI mode.
v Simple-swap models only support ServeRAID-BR10il adapter.
v If the server is configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID adapter, you
might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install hard disk drives. See
the ServeRAID adapter documentation for additional information about RAID
operation and complete instructions for using the ServeRAID adapter.
Hard disk
drive assembly
Attention: To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the
server 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 vii and the "Installation
guidelines" on page 127.
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
all external cables.
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
server until the drive connects to the back plate.
6. Release the loops of the drive tray.
7. Insert the filler panel into the bay to cover the drive.
8. Slide the server into the rack.
9. Connect the cables and power cords.
10. Turn on all attached devices and the server.
SATA hard disk
drive back plate
Filler panel
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