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Step9.Reinstallthecover(see“Replacingthecover”onpage190).
Step10.Slidetheserverintotherack.
Step11.Reconnectthepowercordsandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step12.Turnontheperipheraldevicesandtheserver.
RemovingaServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller
UsethisinformationtoremoveaServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller.
TheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollercanbeinstalledinthededicatedconnectoronthesystemboardorPCI
riser-cardslots(see“System-boardinternalconnectors”onpage26forthelocationoftheconnectors).
YoucanreplacetheServeRAIDcontrollerwithanothersupportedServeRAIDcontroller.Foralistof
supportedServeRAIDcontrollers,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/.
Note:Forbrevity,inthisdocumentationtheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontrollerisoftenreferredtoasthe
SAS/SATAadapterortheServeRAIDadapter.
ToremovetheSAS/SATAadapterfromthesystemboard,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage31.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage189).
Step4.RemovePCIriser-cardassembly1ifnecessary(see“RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly”on
page220
).
Step5.LocatetheSAS/SATAadapterbetweenPCIslot1andmicroprocessor1.
Step6.DisconnectthesignalcablesandpowercablesfromtheconnectorsontheSAS/SATAadapterand
notetheirlocations.
Step7.GrasptheendoftheSAS/SATAadapternearmicroprocessor1whileyouslidethebrackets.
Slidetheretentionbracket(nearthechassis)towardthechassis;then,slidetheotherretention
brackettowardthepowersupplies.
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