Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Removing or Installing the RAID Controller

1.Holdthesystemboardbattery1andpositiononesideofthebatteryintoitssocket.Then,pressthe
othersideofthebatteryuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Figure32.Installingthesystemboardbattery
2.Makesurethatthebatteryclipholdsthebatterysecurely.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage71.Youneedtousethe
SetupUtilityprogramandresettheconguration,suchasthesystemdateandtimeandpasswords.See
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage76
fordetails.
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstalltheRAIDcontroller.
RemovingtheRAIDcontroller
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage19.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheRAIDcontrollerifyourserverhasoneinstalled.
Notes:
1.UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
2.YourRAIDcontrollermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthissection.
3.Whenyoudisconnectthepowersourcefromtheserver,youlosetheabilitytoviewtheLEDsbecause
theLEDsarenotlitwhenthepowersourceisremoved.Beforeyoudisconnectthepowersource,make
anoteofwhichLEDsarelit,includingtheLEDsthatarelitonthefrontcontrolpanel.
TheRAIDcontrollerisinstalledontherisercardassembly.ToremovetheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage21.
3.Pressthetabsonbothsidesoftheconnectorsonthesignalcablestowardseachotherandremove
thecablesfromtheRAIDcontroller.
4.DisconnectanyothercablesfromtheRAIDcontrolleroranycablesthatimpedeaccesstotheriser
cardassembly.
5.RemovetherisercardassemblytogetherwiththeinstalledRAIDcontroller.See“Removingtheriser
cardassembly”onpage36.
6.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheRAIDcontroller1.ThengrasptheRAIDcontrollerbyitsedgesand
gentlyslidetheRAIDcontrolleroutoftherisercardassembly2.
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