Hard Disk Drive In The Front-Access Storage Enclosure - Lenovo ThinkStation P410 Hardware Maintenance Manual

• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 174.

Hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Read this first: Important safety information" on page 1.
You can install or replace a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure. The hard disk drive also
can be hot-swappable, which means that you can install or replace the drive without even turning off your
computer.
The hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure is hot-swappable only when the following
requirements are met:
• The SATA cable of the front-access storage enclosure is connected to the eSATA connector on the system
board. To verify the cable connection, see "Preparing your computer and removing the computer cover"
on page 95 and "Parts on the system board" on page 34 for more information.
• The operating system of your computer does not reside on the hard disk drive installed in the front-access
storage enclosure.
Attention: If any of the above requirements are not met, do not install or replace the hard disk drive when
the computer is turned on. Otherwise, data on the hard disk drive might get damaged.
To install or replace a hard disk drive in the front-access storage enclosure, do the following:
1. Before replacing an old hard disk drive, safely eject the old hard disk drive from the operating system
first. For more information, see the Windows help system.
2. Unlock the enclosure cover with the provided key as shown. Press the notch
cover.
Figure 40. Opening the front-access storage enclosure cover
3. Press the pit on the bracket cover, and then grasp the tilted cover to pull the bracket out of the
front-access storage enclosure.
Figure 41. Removing the hard disk drive from the front-access storage enclosure
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