Lenovo System x3550 M5 - Replacing an Adapter

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Figure103.AdapterremovalfromaPCIriser-cardassemblythathastwolow-profileslots(forPCIriser-card
assemblyconnector2onsystemboard)
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Figure104.AdapterremovalfromaPCIriser-cardassemblythathasonelow-profileslotandonefull-height
half-lengthslot(forPCIriser-cardassemblyconnector2onsystemboard)
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheadapter,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseanypackagingmaterials
forshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacinganadapter
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesofadaptersthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallanadapter.
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
•TheserverprovidesoneinternalSAS/SATARAIDconnectorandtwoPCIslotsonthesystemboard.See
“System-boardinternalconnectors”onpage26
forthelocationoftheinternalSAS/SATARAIDconnector
andriser-cardslots.YoucanreplacetheServeRAIDSAS/SATAadapterwithanoptionalServeRAID
SAS/SATAadapterintheslot.Forconfigurationinformation,seetheServeRAIDdocumentationat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
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