Replacing the storage media

For new storage media, please contact your Beckhoff Sales only. Hard disks from Beckhoff are optimized for industrial applications. SSDs from Beckhoff have a considerably higher lifetime expectancy than commercially available SSDs.

Data transmission before replacement

If you want to exchange a storage medium according to Beckhoff's recommendation, you must copy the data from the old to the new storage medium. You can use the Beckhoff Service Tool (BST) for this purpose. BST is a graphical backup and restore program for devices with a Windows operating system. You can create an image of your operating system and use it to back up the operating system. Then you can restore the created image to a new data carrier. The BST is available on a bootable BST USB flash drive. This includes Windows and a backup tool. Select the size of the BST USB flash drive according to the size of the backup copy of your operating system. You can then keep the flash drive as a backup copy. For this purpose, the BST USB flash drives are designed for particularly long data preservation by means of special flash. For more information on the function of the BST, please refer to the corresponding manual.

If your storage medium is defective and there is no backup, Beckhoff Service can provide you with a fresh Windows image. For this to be possible, your Beckhoff device must already have been delivered with a valid operating system license. After installing the fresh image, the applications must be reinstalled.

Replacing the NVMeTM SSD

You must select an NVMeTM SSD for the configuration of the device (see chap. 3 Product overview). The NVMeTM SSD you have selected is located on the motherboard. Shut down the device and switch it off before replacing an NVMeTM SSD.

To replace the SSD, proceed as follows:

1. Remove the M3 screw (section A).
2. Place the SSD in an inclined position (section B).
3. Remove the SSD (section B).
Replacing the storage media 1:Fig.22: Replacing the NVMeTM SSD
4. Insert the new SSD in an inclined position.
5. Press the SSD down.
6. Reinsert the M3 screw.
You have replaced the SSD.

Replacing the hard disks

To replace the optional hard disks in the 3.5-inch hard drive caddy, proceed as follows:

1. Unlock the hard drive caddy with the supplied key (section A).
2. Pull the button on the hard drive caddy to unlock and open it (section B).
The hard disk is pushed out of the hard drive caddy.
3. Pull the hard disk out of the hard drive caddy (section C).
Replacing the storage media 2:Fig.23: Replacing the hard disk
4. Insert the new hard disk into the hard drive caddy with the manufacturer’s sticker facing upwards.
5. Close the hard drive caddy again.
6. Lock the hard drive caddy again.
You have replaced the hard disk.

Disposal of storage media

Delete confidential or technologically important data from the storage media before disposing of it. If a storage medium is defective, you must destroy it mechanically to prevent access to the data.

The old storage media must be disposed of in accordance with the national electronic waste regulations.