IBM system x3530 m4 (7160k2g, 90y8826 х4, 49y3760, 00d4413) [318/402] Installing hot swap drives

Removing hot-swap drives

Attention:

v To avoid damage to the drive connectors, make sure that the server cover is in

place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a drive.

v To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for

more than 2 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.

To remove a hot-swap drive, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and “Installation

guidelines” on page 30.

2. Press the release latch (orange) to unlock the drive handle.

3. Grasp the handle and pull the drive assembly out of the drive bay.

4. If you are instructed to return the drive assembly, follow all packaging

instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to

you.

Installing hot-swap drives

Note: If you install only one drive, you must install it in drive bay 0.

To install a hot-swap SAS or SATA drive, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and “Installation

guidelines” on page 30.

2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted

metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and place

it on a static-protective surface.

3. Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap drive:

a. Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.

b. Make sure that the drive-tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.

c. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.

d. Gently push the drive assembly into the drive bay until the drive stops.

e. Rotate the drive-tray handle to the closed (locked) position.

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