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InstallingtheThinkServerRAID700Adapter
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServerRAID700Adapter(hereafterreferredtoas
theRAIDcontrollerwithinthistopic)andthebatterycardassemblyforthisRAIDcontroller.
ToinstalltheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinaddition
totheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage34.
4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcontrollertoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheRAIDcontrollerfromthepackage.
5.DependingonyourRAIDcontroller,youmightneedtoinstallaThinkServerRAID700AdapterBattery
(hereafterreferredtoasthebatterycardassembly)ontheRAIDcontroller.Thebatterycardassembly
mountsdirectlytotheRAIDcontrollerthroughasmallboard-to-boardconnector(daughtercard).
Notes:
a.ThebatterycardassemblyprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheRAIDcontrollerby
providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpower
outage.Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytochargethebatterypackautomaticallyandtocommunicate
batterystatusinformationsuchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrenttoyourserver.Italsoprovides
aninexpensivealternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffault
tolerancewhenusedinconjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.Formoreinformationabout
thebatterycardassembly,seeAppendixA“RAIDbatterycardassembly”onpage103
.
b.Thebatterycardassemblyoptionkitcontainsauserguide,thebatterycardassembly,andthree
Phillips-headscrews.Donotremovethebatterycardassemblyfromtheantistaticshipping
containeruntilyouarereadytoinstallit.Whenyouremovethebatterycardassemblyfromyour
server,placeitinitsoriginalcontainer.
c.ChecktheappropriatesupportWebsitesforthelatestupdatesforyourbasicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)code,utilityprograms,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareapplications.Followtheinstructions
providedbyyourServiceProvidertodownloadandinstallupdates.
d.Itisrecommendedthatyoureplacethebatterypackonthebatterycardassemblyannuallyorafter
500rechargingcycles,whichevercomesrst.
e.Thetemperatureofthebatterycardassemblyisgenerally15-20°C(59-68°F)higherthanthe
ambienttemperatureduringfastcharge.Therefore,tocompleteafastchargecycle,theambient
temperatureshouldbelowerthan45°C(113°F).Iftheambienttemperatureexceeds45°C(113°F),
thefastchargecyclewillterminateprematurely,thuspreventingthebatterycardassemblyfrom
reachingafullychargedstate.
Attention:
•WhenattachingthebatterycardassemblytoaPCIExpressslot,centerthePhillips-headscrew
drivertoavoiddamagingthescrewheadanddonotover-tightenthescrewsasyoumightdamage
thebatterycardassembly.
•Thebatteryinthebatterycardassemblymustrechargeforatleastsixhoursduringfastcharge
undernormaloperatingconditions.
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