Hard Disk Drive In The Front-Access Storage Enclosure - Lenovo ThinkStation P320 Hardwarebedienungsanleitung

8. Route the cables through the two holes in the rear of the flex module. Position the flex module cover
on the flex module. Ensure that the rail guides on the bottom of the cover engage the rails on the flex
module. Then, push the cover to the front of the flex module until it snaps into position.
Figure 59. Reinstalling the flex module cover
9. Install the flex module into the optical-drive bay. See "Optical drive" on page 104.
10. Connect the cables to the front Thunderbolt PCIe x4 card and the system board.
• Connect the GPIO cable to the Thunderbolt connector on the system board. See "Parts on the
system board" on page 34.
• Connect the internal DP-to-DP cable to the DisplayPort connector on the front Thunderbolt PCIe x4
card.
• Connect the Mini-SAS cable to the SAS connector on the front Thunderbolt PCIe x4 card.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 166.

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 91 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.
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