Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Manual (Page 182)

• If you are installing a hot-swap hard disk drive, save the removed hard-disk-drive dummy tray in case
you later remove the hot-swap hard disk drive and need a dummy tray to cover the drive bay.
• If you are replacing a failing hot-swap hard disk drive and are instructed to return the failing hot-swap
hard disk drive, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are supplied to
you for shipping.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To configure RAID, go to “Configuring RAID” on page 74.
Replacing the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane
This topic provides instructions on how to replace the hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane. This topic
contains the following items:
• “Replacing the backplane for server models with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays” on page 170
• “Replacing the backplane for server models with twelve 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays” on page 173
• “Replacing the backplane for server models with 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays” on page 174
Note: The hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane is sensitive to ESD. Ensure that you read and understand
“Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 86 first and carefully perform the operation.
Replacing the backplane for server models with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays
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 replace the backplane for server models with eight 3.5-inch
hard-disk-drive bays.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Note: To show the backplane clearly, the system fans are omitted from the illustrations in this topic.
To replace the backplane for server models with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays, 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. If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat,
clean, and static-protective surface. See the Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the server.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 87.
4. Locate the backplane. See “Components of server models with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays”
on page 35.
5. Remove all the installed 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives and dummy trays (if any) from the
hard-disk-drive bays. See “Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive” on page 166.
6. Record the cable connections on the backplane and then disconnect all cables from the backplane.
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