Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Installing or Removing the Thinkserver RAID 500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID

5.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage183
.
6.Ifthereisanexpandercardinstalledontherisercardassembly1,youmightneedtoremovethe
expandercardfirstforeasieroperation.See“Installingorremovingtheexpandercard”onpage116
.
7.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheRAIDcardisinstalledinthe
longerslot.GrasptheRAIDcardbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIExpresscardslot.
Note:TheRAIDcardmightfittightlyintothePCIExpresscardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeach
sideoftheRAIDcardasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslot.
Figure66.RemovingtheRAIDcard
8.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwillnotuseaRAIDcard,ensurethattheexpandercard(ifany)alsohasbeenremoved.Then,
installaPCIExpresscardslotbracketforeachslotontherisercardassembly1.
•IfyouwanttoinstallanewRAIDcard,see“InstallingtheRAIDcard”onpage107
.Then,installthe
expandercardifneeded.See“Installingtheexpandercard”onpage117
.
9.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecificserverconfiguration.See“Connectingthecables”on
page48.
10.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage183.
11.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAIDcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.Then,
configureRAIDforyourserver.See“ConfiguringRAID”onpage76.
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAID
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAID(hereinafterreferredtoastheTR500Key).
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