1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Removetherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage91.
5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAID110ikeytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheRAID110ikeyoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheRAID110ikeybyitsedges.
6.LocatetheRAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheRAID110ikeyintothe
RAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboard.
Figure87.InstallingtheRAID110ikey
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
RemovingtheRAID110ikey
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•IfyouremovetheRAID110ikey,theonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDfunctionwillbeunavailable.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAID110ikeyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheRAID110ikey,dothefollowing:
Chapter6.Replacinghardware115