Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage152
.
Removingtheflashmodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage59.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeflashmoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
IftheAnyRAIDadapterinyourserverhasaflashmoduleinstalled,dothefollowingwhenyouwantto
removetheflashmodule:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage61.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage61.
4.LocatetheAnyRAIDadapter.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheflashmoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheflashmoduleoutofthepackage.
7.Pressthetworeleasetabs1andgrasptheflashmodulebyitsedgeatthesametime.Then,liftthe
flashmodulestraightupandofftheAnyRAIDadapter.Ifnecessary,youcanremovetheAnyRAID
adapterfirstbeforeremovingtheflashmodule.Then,reinstalltheAnyRAIDadapter.See“Replacing
theAnyRAIDadapter”onpage103
.
Figure49.Removingtheflashmodule
8.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldflashmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
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