Step3.DisconnectthesignalcablefromtheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller.
Step4.PlacethePCIriser-cardassemblyonaflat,static-protectivesurface.
Step5.CarefullygrasptheendoftheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerandpulltheServeRAIDSAS/SATA
controlleroutoftheconnectoronthePCIriser-cardassembly.
Figure117.ServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerremoval
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
ReplacinganLenovoServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller
UsethisinformationtoreplaceanLenovoServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller.
Forconfigurationinformation,seetheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerdocumentationat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Important:ToensurethatanyofyourServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollersfunctionproperlyonUEFI-based
servers,makesurethattheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerfirmwareandsupportingdevicedriversare
updatedtothelatestversion.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage31.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoslidetheserveroutfromtherack
enclosure,turnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Note:Forbrevity,inthisdocumentationtheLenovoServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerisoftenreferredtoas
theSAS/SATAadapterortheServeRAIDadapter.
ToreplaceanLenovoServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollertoany
unpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver;then,grasptheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller
bythetopedgeoruppercornersoftheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerandremoveitfromthe
package.
Step2.Takethesignalcablethatisattachedtothedrivebackplateassembly/backplaneandconnectitto
theServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller.
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