•Ifyourstoragearrayhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhilethestoragearrayisrunning.
Operatingthestoragearraywithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcauseoverheatingproblems.
Workingwiththestoragearraywiththepoweron
Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalstoragearraycomponentswhenthestoragearrayisturnedon
mightcausethestoragearraytohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,always
useanESDwriststraporothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidethestoragearraywiththepoweron.
Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkwiththestoragearraywiththepoweron:
•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirts;donotwearcufflinks.
•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidethestoragearray.
•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwristwatches.
•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintothestorage
arrayasyouleanoverit.
•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintothestoragearray,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourstoragearray.You
canexpandthecapabilitiesofyourstoragearraybyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodules
orotherstoragearrayoptions,andmaintainyourstoragearraybyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.
Ifyouarehandlingastoragearrayoption,refertotheappropriateinstallationandorremovalinstructionsin
thistopicalongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.
Notes:
1.UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.
2.Dependingonthemodel,yourstoragearraymightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingofthestoragearrayareprotectedbyhavingallbayscoveredoroccupied.
Whenyouinstallaninternaldriveorapowersupply,savetheEMIshieldordummydrivetrayfromthedrive
bayintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.
Attention:Anunoccupieddrivebaywithoutacover,shield,dummydrivetray,filler,oranyotherprotection
mightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingofthestoragearray,whichmightresultinoverheatingor
componentdamage.
Installingorreplacingahot-swapdrive
Attention:Donotopenyourstoragearrayorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety
information”onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage31.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceahot-swapdrive.
Thistopicappliesonlytostoragearraymodelsthathavedrivesinstalled.See“Features”onpage6
formore
informationaboutthesupporteddrives.
ForalistofThinkServerdriveoptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
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