Removing the SAS/SATA controller
To remove the SAS/SATA controller, complete the following steps.
SAS controller
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 73.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
and external cables.
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 77).
4. Squeeze the tabs on both sides of the connector on the signal cable and
remove the cable from the SAS/SATA controller.
5. Carefully disengage the tabs on each side of the SAS/SATA controller connector
and the front of the SAS/SATA controller from the plastic standoff.
6. Grasp the edges of the SAS/SATA controller and pull it out of the connector. If
the standoff comes away from the system board with the controller, gently pull it
out of the controller and push it back into the hole on the system board.
7. If you are instructed to return the SAS/SATA controller, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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