SIMATIC IPC647E
Operating Instructions, 11/2018, A5E45589180-AA
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Device maintenance and repair
7
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.
For this reason, please observe the information in "Notes on device and system extensions
(Page 40)".
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
HDD drives
3 years
SSD drive
depending on the type of use *
Backup battery
5 years
Fan
3 years
Filter pad
Depending on the degree of soiling
* The interval for replacement of the flash drives (SSD) depends greatly on the type of use. A
specific 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.
At this time, a data backup should be performed and the drive replaced.