To remove the SAS/SATA controller from the system board, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 25.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables.
3. Remove the server from the rack; then, remove the cover (see “Removing the
cover” on page 28).
4. Disconnect the cable from the SAS/SATA controller.
5. Grasp the edges of the SAS/SATA controller.
6. Pinch the top of each of the two plastic alignment pins while you gently lift the
controller, until the alignment pins release the controller.
7. Gently pull the controller toward the front of the server slightly; then, lift the
controller off the system board.
8. 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.
Installing the SAS/SATA controller (hot-swap models)
SAS/SATA
controller card
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To replace the SAS/SATA controller on the system board, complete the following
steps:
1. Grasp the edges of the SAS/SATA controller.
2. Gently insert the controller card into the SAS/SATA controller card connector
on the system board (see the illustration on page 6 for the location of the
connector) while you align the holes in the card with the two plastic alignment
pins on the system board.
3. Press the controller card firmly onto the alignment pins until the card clicks into
place. Make sure that the top of each alignment pin has expanded to hold the
controller card securely in place.
4. Push the controller card toward the rear of the server, fully into the connector,
until the side tabs on the connector rest in the side notches of the controller
card.
5. Connect the cable from the hard disk drive backplane to the SAS/SATA
controller.
6. Install the riser-card assembly (see “Installing the riser-card assembly” on page
49).
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