SIMATIC IPC BX-39A
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Operating Instructions, 07/2022, A5E50715883-AA
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.
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For this reason, please observe the information in "Notes on device and system
extensions (Page 25)".
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
Backup battery
5 years
SSD
Depending on the type of use
1
1
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 IPC DiagBase or SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor software via
SMART status.
As soon as the Smart status of the data storage medium goes to "Not OK", a message is
generated in SIMATIC IPC DiagBase or SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor or also during a system start
of the device. You should then back up your data and replace the drive.