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Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive

Use this information to install a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive.

Before installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive, read the following information:
  • Inspect the drive tray for signs of damage.
  • To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each drive bay.

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 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps.

  1. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
  2. 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.
  3. Open the bezel (see Removing the bezel).
  4. Remove the filler panel, if one is present.
  5. 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 and place it on a static-protective surface.
  6. Grasp the black drive handle and slide the blue release latch to the right and align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
    Figure 1. Simple-swap hard disk drive installation
    Simple-swap hard disk drive installation
  7. Gently push the drive into the bay until the drive stops.
  8. Close the bezel (see Installing the bezel).
  9. Lock the left-side cover.

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.