Figure33.RemovingtheRAIDcontroller
Note:DependingonyourRAIDcontroller,ifnecessary,removetheRAIDbatteryfromtheRAID
controllerbyremovingthescrewsthatsecurethebatteryonthecontrolleranddisconnectinganycables.
7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheRAIDcontroller,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90.
InstallingtheThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage35.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter(hereafter
referredtoastheRAIDcontrollerwithinthissection).
Notes:
1.IfyourserverisshippedwithaRAIDcardretentionbracket,followtheinstructionsinthissectionto
installorremovetheRAIDcontroller.
2.IfyourserverisshippedwithoutaRAIDcardretentionbracket,youhavetoinstallaRAIDcardretention
bracketontherisercardassemblybeforeyouinstallorremovetheRAIDcontroller.Forinstructionson
howtoinstalltheRAIDcardretentionbracket,refertotheImportantInformationabouttheRAIDCard
RetentionBracket(PN:0A91937)thatcomeswithyourRAIDcontrolleroptionpackage.
3.TheRAIDcardretentionbracketmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthissection.
4.UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
ToinstalltheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage37.
3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcontrollertoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheRAIDcontrollerfromthepackage.
4.DependingonyourRAIDcontroller,youmightneedtoinstallaThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDadapter
battery(hereafterreferredtoasthebatterycardassembly)ontheRAIDcontroller.Thebatterycard
assemblymountsdirectlytotheRAIDcontrollerusingasmallboard-to-boardconnector(daughtercard).
ToinstallthebatterycardassemblyontheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
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