IBM x3650 M3 - Installing the SAS Riser-Card and Controller Assembly

1. Press down on the assembly release latch and lift up on the tab to release the
SAS controller assembly, which includes the SAS riser-card, from the system
board.
2. Lift the front and back edges of the assembly to remove the assembly from
the server.
Installing the SAS riser-card and controller assembly
To install the SAS riser-card and controller assembly in the server, complete the
steps for the applicable server model.
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v 16-drive-capable server model:
1. If you are replacing a ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA controller with a
ServeRAID-M5015/M5014 SAS/SATA controller, you have to swap the
controller retention brackets to fit the new SAS controller.
Figure 133. SAS riser-card and controller assembly installation
130 System x3650 M3 Types 4255, 7945, and 7949: Installation and User’s Guide