Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 - Installing or Removing the Thinkserver RAID 700 Battery; Raid

ToremovetheTR500KeyfromtheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapterandremoveanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmight
impedeyouroperation.
5.RemovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Ifnecessary,youcanremovethe
ThinkServerRAID500Adapterfirst,removetheTR500Keyfromit,andthenreinstalltheThinkServer
RAID500Adapter.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage104
.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
Figure53.RemovingtheTR500Key
6.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTR500Key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage200
.Becausethe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheTR500Key,youmightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDforyourserver.ForinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID700Battery(hereinafter
referredtoastheTR700Battery)ifyourserverhasaThinkServerRAID700Adapterinstalled.
TheTR700BatteryprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheThinkServerRAID700Adapterby
providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpoweroutage.
Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytoautomaticallychargethebatterypackandtocommunicatebatterystatus
information(suchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrent)toyourserver.Italsoprovidesaninexpensive
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware109