Replacing a 3.5-inch hard disk drive – Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 User Manual

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9. Position the 2.5-inch hard disk drive with the bracket into the server. Then, slide the drive to the front of

the server until the release pin

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snaps into place.

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Figure 60. Installing the 2.5-inch hard disk drive together with the bracket

10. Connect the SATA combo connector to the 2.5-inch hard disk drive. See “Connecting the cables”

on page 22.

11. If you are instructed to return the old 2.5-inch 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 complete the replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 106.

Replacing a 3.5-inch 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 53.

Note: This procedure must be performed only by trained service personnel of Lenovo.

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 come with 3.5-inch hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hard disk

drives, or 2.5-inch solid-state drives.

• Depending on the model, your server might look slightly different from the illustrations in this topic.

• Use any documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those instructions in addition to

the instructions in this topic.

For a list of ThinkServer hard disk drive options, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

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 “Server components”

on page 17 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 “Using the Setup Utility program” on page 37.

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Installing, removing, or replacing hardware

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