Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 0387 - For the Thinkserver RAID 700 Adapter: Installing or Removing the Thinkserver RAID 700 Battery

6.RemovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Ifnecessary,youcanremovethe
ThinkServerRAID500Adapterrst,removetheTR500Keyfromit,andthenreinstalltheThinkServer
RAID500Adapter.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage103.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
Figure50.RemovingtheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter
7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTR500Key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage177.Becausethe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheTR500key,youmightneedtorecongure
RAIDforyourserver.ForinformationabouthowtocongurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
FortheThinkServerRAID700Adapter:Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerRAID700Battery
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID700Battery(hereinafter
referredtoastheTR700Battery)ifyourserverhasaThinkServerRAID700Adapterinstalled.
TheTR700BatteryprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheThinkServerRAID700Adapterby
providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpoweroutage.
Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytoautomaticallychargethebatterypackandtocommunicatebatterystatus
information(suchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrent)toyourserver.Italsoprovidesaninexpensive
alternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffaulttolerancewhenusedin
conjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.
ThetemperatureoftheTR700Batteryisgenerally15-20°C(59-68°F)higherthantheambienttemperature
duringfastcharge.Therefore,tocompletearechargecycle,theambienttemperatureshouldbelower
than55°C(131°F).Iftheambienttemperatureexceeds55°C(131°F),therechargecyclewillterminate
prematurely,thuspreventingtheTR700Batteryfromreachingafullychargedstate.Arechargecyclelasts
atleastsixhoursundernormaloperatingconditions.
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