Expanding and assigning parameters to the device
6.6 Drives
SIMATIC IPC847E
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Operating Instructions, 10/2018, A5E43920357-AA
6.6.1.3
Change 2.5" and 3.5" drive in removable tray
You can find information on the correct mounting location for 2.5" drives and 3.5" drives in
the drive cage in "Permissible expansion for temperature range 0 to 40 °C (Page 100)" and
"Permissible expansion for temperature range 0 to 50 °C (Page 102)".
NOTICE
Risk of damaging the drive and data loss
Drives in the removable drive bays can only be replaced during operation in connection
with RAID1 and RAID5 (hot swap).
When you remove the drive while data is being written to it, you may damage the drive and
destroy data.
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Only remove the removable tray from the device when the drive is inactive, see "Status
displays on removable tray for drives (Page 28)".
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Observe the ESD guidelines.
Requirement
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The device is equipped with the drive cage type A.
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An original spare part, i.e. a drive approved for this device, see notes under "Hardware
accessories (Page 30)".
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If there is no RAID system: The device is fully disconnected from the line voltage, see
"Switching off the device (Page 60)".
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The device you wish to replace is inactive.
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When replacing an HD: T10 screwdriver
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When replacing an SSD: T8 screwdriver
