Removing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive - IBM System x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

7. Slide the server into the rack.
8. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
9. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Use this information to remove a hot-swap hard disk drive.
About this task
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 for
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.
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page vii and
2. Make sure you save the data on your drive, especially if it is part of a RAID
3. Slide the latch to unlock the drive handle.
Handle
Figure 77. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives removal
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top cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard
disk drive.
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.
"Installation guidelines" on page 283.
array, before you remove it from the server.
2.5-inch hot-swap
hard disk drive
Latch