IBM 419452u User Manual - Page 45
Installing, hot-swap, drive
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4. Pull the loops of the drive tray toward each other and pull the tray out of the bay. Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive The 3.5-inch drive hot-swap server models support either two SAS 3.5-inch hard disk drives or two SATA 3.5-inch hard disk drives. The 2.5-inch drive hot-swap server models support four 2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives. 2.5-inch drives The installation procedure is the same for any of these drives. The illustrations in this procedure show 3.5-inch SAS drives. To install a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps. Note: If you have only one hard disk drive, install it in the left or upper-left drive bay. Drive-tray assembly Drive handle (in open position) Filler panel Attention: To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the 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 v and "Installation guidelines" on page 20. 2. Make sure that the server cover is in place and fully closed. 3. Remove the filler panel from the bay. Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10 minutes without either a drive or filler panel installed in each bay. 4. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay: a. Make sure that the tray handle is open (that is, perpendicular to the front of the drive). Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 31