SIMATIC IPC627E
Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E44297201-AA
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Device maintenance and repair
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7.1
Repair information
WARNING
Risk due to unauthorized opening and improper repairs or expansions
Improper procedure when carrying out expansions may result in substantial damage to
equipment or endanger the user.
If you install or exchange system expansions and damage your device, the warranty
becomes void.
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For this reason, please observe the information in "Notes on device and system
extensions (Page 34)".
See also
Spare parts service (
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/sc/2110
7.2
Maintenance intervals
To maintain high system availability, we recommend the preventative replacement of those
PC components that are subject to wear. The table below indicates the intervals for this
replacement.
Component
Replacement interval
Hard disk drive
3 years
Fan
3 years
CMOS backup battery
5 years
SSD
Depends on the type of use
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The interval for replacement of the flash drives (SSD) depends greatly on the type of use. A specif-
ic interval cannot be given.
Note
All drives are monitored by SIMATIC DiagBase or SIMATIC DiagMonitor software via Smart
status.
As soon as the Smart status of the data medium goes to "Not OK", a message is generated
in SIMATIC DiagBase or SIMATIC DiagMonitor or also during a system start of the device.
You should then back up your data and replace the drive.
