IBM x3550 - System - 7978, Problem Determination And Service Manual

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Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
To install a 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
Drive-tray assembly
Drive handle
SAS hard disk
drive backplane
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Place the drive handle in the open position and slide the drive into the bay.
3. Close the drive handle.
4. Check the hard disk drive status LED and activity LED to verify that the drive is
operating correctly.
Note: If you have a RAID configuration you might have to reconfigure the disk
arrays after installing hard disk drives. See the RAID documentation on the IBM
System x Documentation CD for information about RAID adapters.
Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
To install a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.
Hard disk drive assembly
Drive handle
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Place the drive handle in the open position and slide the drive tray into the bay.
3. Close the drive handle.
4. Check the hard disk drive status LED and activity LED to verify that the drive is
operating correctly.
Note: If you have a RAID configuration, you might have to reconfigure the disk
arrays after installing hard disk drives. See the RAID documentation on the IBM
System x Documentation CD for information about RAID adapters.
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