124 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual TX100 S3
Hard disk drives
7.4 Replacing a 3.5-inch HDD
V CAUTION!
All HDDs must be uniquely identified so that they can be reinstalled in
their original mounting locations later. If this is not done, existing data can
be lost.
7.4.1 Required tools
● Preliminary and concluding steps: tool-less
● Replacing a 3.5-inch HDD: tool-less
7.4.2 Preliminary steps
Before replacing a 3.5-inch HDD, perform the following steps:
Ê Shut down the server as described in section "Shutting down the server" on
page 42.
Ê Remove the AC power cord from the cable tie and disconnect it from the
system as described in section "Disconnecting power cord" on page 43.
Ê Open the side cover as described in section "Removing the side cover" on
page 45.
Ê Locate the defective HDD as described in section "Locating the defective
component" on page 41.
Only applicable for removing intact HDDs:
Ê Before removing a non-defective HDD, put the drive into "Offline" mode
using your RAID configuration software.
Customer Replaceable Units (CRU)
Average task duration: 5 minutes