Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 - Installing or Removing a Pcie Card

7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.
Figure50.Removingamemorymodule
8.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage180.
InstallingorremovingaPCIecard
YourservercomeswithsevenPCIExpress(PCIe)cardslots.Dependingonyourneeds,youcaninstallaPCIe
cardtoobtainthecorrespondingfunctionorremovethecardifnecessary.ThePCIecardcanbeanEthernet
card,ahostbusadapter,aPCIeRAIDcard,aPCIeinterposercard,aPCIesolid-statedrive,oranyother
supportedPCIecards.PCIecardsvarybytype,buttheinstallationandremovalproceduresarethesame.
Note:ThePCIecardsaresensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage70
firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
InstallingaPCIecard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage69.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
•EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeinstallingaRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinstallingtheRAIDcard.
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