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Replacing the primary hard disk drive
Attention
Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter 1 “About this
manual” on page 1 and the Safety Information book. To obtain a copy of the Safety Information book,
go to:http://www.lenovo.com/support
This section provides instructions on how to replace the primary hard disk drive.
To replace the primary hard disk drive, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 30.
3. Locate the primary hard disk drive.
4. Disconnect the signal cable and the power cable from the rear of the hard disk drive.
5. Press the blue release tab 1 downward, slide the hard disk drive cage 2 to the rear of the server, and
then pivot it outward to completely remove the drive cage from the chassis. Then, pull on the blue
handle 3 to release and remove the hard disk drive from the drive cage.
Figure 28. Removing the primary hard disk drive
6. Flex the sides of the blue bracket to remove the hard disk drive from the bracket.
7. To install a new hard disk drive into the blue bracket, ex the sides of the bracket and align pin 1 , pin 2 ,
pin 3 , and pin 4 on the bracket with the corresponding holes in the hard disk drive. Do not touch the
circuit board 5 on the bottom of the hard disk drive.
Note: If you are installing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, install the hard disk drive into a 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch
hard disk drive tray rst and then install the tray into the blue bracket.
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