Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•TheRAIDcardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage72
rstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
•Dependingonthespecictype,theRAIDcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToreplacetheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage73.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage78.
5.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage137.
6.Ifthereisanexpandercardinstalledontherisercardassembly1,youmightneedtoremovethe
expandercardrstforeasieroperation.See“Installingorremovingtheexpandercard”onpage98.
7.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheRAIDcardisinstalledinthe
longerslot.GrasptheRAIDcardbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIExpresscardslot.
Note:TheRAIDcardmightttightlyintothePCIExpresscardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeach
sideoftheRAIDcardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
Figure107.RemovingtheRAIDcard
8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewRAIDcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewRAIDcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDcardbyitsedges.
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