instructionsonhowtochangethefanspeedmode,referto“Conguringthesystemfanspeed”on
page120.
InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage35.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter(hereafterreferred
toastheRAIDcontrollerwithinthistopic)andthebatterycardassemblyforthisRAIDcontroller.
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.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage52.
4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcontrollertoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheRAIDcontrollerfromthepackage.
5.DependingonyourRAIDcontroller,youmightneedtoinstallaThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter
Battery(hereafterreferredtoasthebatterycardassembly)ontheRAIDcontroller.Thebattery
cardassemblymountsdirectlytotheRAIDcontrollerthroughasmallboard-to-boardconnector
(daughtercard).
Notes:
a.ThebatterycardassemblyprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheRAIDcontrollerby
providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpower
outage.Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytochargethebatterypackautomaticallyandtocommunicate
batterystatusinformationsuchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrenttoyourserver.Italsoprovides
aninexpensivealternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffault
tolerancewhenusedinconjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.Formoreinformationabout
thebatterycardassembly,seeAppendixA“RAIDbatterycardassembly”onpage131
.
b.Thebatterycardassemblyoptionkitcontainsauserguide,thebatterycardassembly,andthree
Phillips-headscrews.Donotremovethebatterycardassemblyfromtheantistaticshipping
containeruntilyouarereadytoinstallit.Whenyouremovethebatterycardassemblyfromyour
server,placeitinitsoriginalcontainer.
c.ChecktheappropriatesupportWebsitesforthelatestupdatesforyourbasicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)code,utilityprograms,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareapplications.Followtheinstructions
providedbyyourServiceProvidertodownloadandinstallupdates.
d.Itisrecommendedthatyoureplacethebatterypackonthebatterycardassemblyannuallyorafter
500rechargingcycles,whichevercomesrst.
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