Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Page 174

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage83.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage91.
5.Locatetherisercardassembly1.See“Servercomponents”onpage31.
6.Grasptherisercardassembly1byitsedgesandcarefullyliftitstraightupandoffthechassis.
Figure119.Liftingtherisercardassembly1offthechassis
7.IfthereisanyPCIExpresscardinstalledontherisercardassembly1,especiallywhenaRAIDcardand
anexpandercardareinstalled,recordthecableconnections,disconnectallcablesfromthecards,and
thencompletelyremovetherisercardassembly1outofthechassis.
8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewrisercardassembly1toanyunpainted
surfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewrisercardassembly1fromthepackage.
9.RemovethePCIExpresscardsfromtheoldrisercardassembly1andinstallthemonthenewone.
See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage101
and“Installingorremovingtheexpander
card”onpage110
.
10.Ifnecessary,refertoyournotetoreconnectanycablestothePCIExpresscardsonthenewrisercard
assembly1.Youalsocanreferto“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage43for
informationaboutcableconnections.
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