IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpowermodule,followallpackaging
instructions,anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpowermodule
UsethisinformationtoreplaceaRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpowermodule.
WhenyouinstallanyRAIDadapterthatcomeswithbatteriesorflashpowermodules,itissometimes
necessarytoinstallthebatteriesorflashpowermodulesinanotherlocationintheservertopreventthe
batteriesorflashpowermodulesfromoverheating.Dependingonyourservermodel,abatteryorflash
powermodulemustbeinstalledremotelyneartheopticaldrivecageorthebackplane.The2.5-inchserver
modelssupportuptotwobatteriesorflashpowermodules.
ToinstallaRAIDadapterbatteryintheserver,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage31
.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercordsandexternaldevices.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage189).
Step4.InstalltheServeRAIDadapteronthesystemboard(see“ReplacingaServeRAIDSAS/SATA
controller”onpage231)orinstalltheServeRAIDadapterontherisercardandinstalltheriser-card
assemblyintheserver(see“Replacinganadapter”onpage226
).
Step5.ConnectoneendofthecabletotheRAIDadaptermemorymodule.
Step6.Routethecablealongthechassis.
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