Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Removing the Expander Card

9.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecicserverconguration.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cableconnections”onpage43.
10.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage159.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage182
.Then,youmight
needtocongureRAIDforyourserver.See“ConguringRAID”onpage70.
Removingtheexpandercard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage81.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheexpandercard.
Attention:
•TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneighthard
diskdrives.
•Ensurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeremovingtheexpandercardbecauseyoumightneedto
recongureRAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterremovingtheexpandercard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Thecardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeexpandercardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
Toremovetheexpandercard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage83.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage91.
5.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage159
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