SIMATIC IPC847E
Operating Instructions, 10/2018, A5E43920357-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 42)".
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
Drives
3 years
Backup battery
5 years
Fan
3 years
Filter pad
Depending on the degree of soiling
Note
All drives are monitored with the SIMATIC DiagBase or SIMATIC DiagMonitor software on
the basis of their SMART status.
As soon as the Smart status of the SSD goes to "Not OK", a message is generated in
SIMATIC DiagBase or SIMATIC DiagMonitor or during a system start of the device. You
should then back up your data and replace the drive.