1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.LocatetheAnyRAIDadapter.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
6.Pressthetworeleasetabs1andlifttheAnyRAIDflashmodulestraightupandoutoftheAnyRAID
adapter.
Note:Ifnecessary,removetheAnyRAIDadapterfirstforeasieroperation.Then,reinstalltheAnyRAID
adapter.See“ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapter”onpage98
.
Figure71.RemovingtheAnyRAIDflashmodule
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldAnyRAIDflashmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduse
anypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage178.
InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey
TheLenovoThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey(hereinafterreferredtoasRAID110ikey)activatesRAID5
fortheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.Asaresult,thecapabilityofthesystemboardisexpanded.Youcan
purchaseaRAID110ikeyfromLenovoandinstallittotheRAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboard.
ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
InstallingtheRAID110ikey
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
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