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Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive

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

The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive:
  • Depending on the model, the server supports up to eight or up to thirty-two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays.
  • For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
  • Inspect the drive and drive bay for signs of damage.
  • Make sure that the drive is correctly installed in the drive bay.
  • See the documentation for the ServeRAID adapter for instructions for installing a hard disk drive.
  • All hot-swap drives in the server must have the same throughput speed rating; using drives with different speed ratings might cause all drives to operate at the speed of the slowest drive.
  • You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-swap drives in the hot-swap drive bays. However, you must turn off the server when you perform any steps that involve installing or removing cables.
Attention
Static electricity that is released to internal server components when the server is powered-on might cause the server to halt, which might result in the loss of data. To avoid this potential problem, always use an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system when you work inside the server with the power on.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.

  1. Unlock the left-side cover.
    Note
    You must unlock the left-side cover to open or remove the bezel. When you lock the left-side cover, it locks both the cover and the bezel.
  2. Open the bezel (see Removing the bezel).
  3. Remove the 2.5-inch filler panel, if one is present.
  4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the disk drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the disk drive from the package.
  5. Make sure that the drive handle is opened by press the latch; then, install the hard disk drive into the drive bay.
  6. Rotate the drive handle until the drive is seated in the drive bay and the release latch clicks into place.
    Figure 1. Hot-swap hard disk drive installation
    Hot-swap hard disk drive installation
    Note
    1. After you install the hard disk drive, check the disk drive status LEDs to verify that the hard disk drive is operating correctly. If the yellow hard disk drive status LED is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and must be replaced. If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
    2. If the server is configured for RAID operation through an optional ServeRAID adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID documentation on the ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using ServeRAID manager.
  7. Close the bezel (see Installing the bezel).
  8. Lock the left-side cover.