Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Removing the Raid Card

10.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecificserverconfiguration.See“Connectingthecables”on
page48
.
11.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage183.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206.Then,configure
RAIDforyourserver.See“ConfiguringRAID”onpage76
.
•AfteraLenovoRAIDcardisinstalled,dothefollowing:
1.ChecktheversionofthenewRAIDcardfirmwarebypressingCtrl+HwhenstartingtheSetup
Utilityprogram.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadthe
latestversionoffirmware.Then,installthefirmwaretoyourserver.
Note:IfyouwanttousetheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,ensurethatitisthelatestversion.Togetthe
latestversionoftheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers,locatedifferent
versionsoftheprogram,andthenidentifythelatestversionbycomparingreadmefiles.Ifthelatest
versionoftheFirmwareUpdaterprogramdoesnotcontainthelatestversionofthedriveryouneed,
downloadthatdriverseparatelyfromtheWebpageandinstallitindividuallytoyourserver.
RemovingtheRAIDcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage87.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheRAIDcard.
Attention:EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeremovingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedto
reconfigureRAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterremovingtheRAIDcard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•IfyouremovetheRAIDcard,youwilllosetheadvancedhardwareRAIDfunctions.Also,theservermust
haveaRAIDcardinstalledtosupportmorethaneightharddiskdrives.
•TheRAIDcardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage88
firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
•Dependingonthespecifictype,yourRAIDcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage89.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage97.
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