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Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive

Use this information to install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Keep static-sensitive parts in their static-protective packages until installation to prevent exposure to static electricity. Handle the parts with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems. Place the parts on a static-protective surface.

Procedure

  1. Remove the drive filler from the drive bay and keep the drive filler in a safe place.
    Figure 1. Remove a drive filler
    Drive filler removal
  2. Install the drive in the drive bay.
    Figure 2. Hot-swap drive installation
    Hot-swap drive installation
    1. Ensure that the drive tray handle is in the open position. Slide the drive into the drive bay until it snaps into position.
    2. Close the drive tray handle to lock the drive in place.
  3. Check the drive LEDs to verify that the drive is operating normally. For details, see Drive LEDs.
  4. Continue to install additional hot-swap drives if necessary.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall the security bezel if you removed it. See Install the security bezel.

  2. Use the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to configure the RAID if necessary. For more information, see: Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager portal page.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube