Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive – Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 User Manual
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What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 199.
Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding “Safety information”
on page iii and “Guidelines” on page 85.
This topic provides instructions on how to install or replace a hot-swap hard disk drive.
For a list of ThinkServer hard disk drive options, go to:
You can install a new hot-swap hard disk drive or replace a failing hot-swap hard disk drive without turning
off the server, which helps you avoid significant interruption to the operation of the system.
The EMI integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all drive bays covered or occupied. The
number of the installed hard disk drives in your server varies depending on the server model. The vacant
bays are either covered by an EMI-protective panel or occupied by dummy hard-disk-drive trays. When you
install a hot-swap hard disk drive, save the removed dummy hard-disk-drive tray in case you later remove
the hot-swap hard disk drive and need the dummy tray to cover the place.
Attention: An unoccupied drive bay without any other protection might impact the EMI integrity and cooling
of the server, which might result in overheating or component damage. To maintain the EMI integrity and
cooling of the server, install a new hot-swap hard disk drive as soon as you remove the failing one or
the dummy tray.
Before you begin, review the following hard disk drive installation rules:
• Follow the order of the hard-disk-drive bays when installing a hard disk drive. See “Front view of the
server” on page 16 to locate the hard-disk-drive bays in your server.
• For RAID configuration, the hard disk drives must be the same type with the same capacity if they are
within a single RAID array. For more information, see “Configuring RAID” on page 74.
• For hard disk drives with different capacities, install the hard disk drives following the order of the
hard-disk-drive bays as well as the order from the lowest capacity to the highest capacity.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Notes:
• Depending on the model, your server might look slightly different from the illustrations in this topic.
• Use any documentation that comes with the hot-swap hard disk drive and follow those instructions in
addition to the instructions in this topic.
To install or replace a hot-swap hard disk drive, do the following:
1. Do one of the following:
• If you are installing a new hot-swap hard disk drive, refer to the hard disk drive installation rules in
this topic and locate the appropriate hard-disk-drive bay. Then, press the circled area
2
to open
the handle of the dummy hard-disk-drive tray.
• If you are replacing a failing hot-swap hard disk drive, locate the failing hard disk drive and press
the release button
1
to open the handle of the hard disk drive.
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