5.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAIDupgradekey,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.Asthe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheRAIDupgradekey,youmightneedto
reconfigureRAIDforyourserver.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID,refertothe
MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Installingorremovingtheserialportmodule
Theserialportmoduleprovidesaserialportforconnectingcompatibledevices.
YoucanpurchaseaserialportmodulefromLenovoat:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Installingtheserialportmodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeserialportmoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
Toinstalltheserialportmodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.LocatePCIeslot8forinstallingtheserialportmodule.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage27.
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