Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 0387 - For the Thinkserver RAID 500 Adapter: Installing or Removing the Thinkserver RAID 500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”
onpage91
.
5.LocatetheRAIDcard,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot3onthesystemboard.See“Systemboard
components”onpage45.
6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
7.DisconnectallcablesfromtheRAIDcardandanyotherrelatedparts.
Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanewRAIDcardafterremovingtheoldone,notedownthecable
connectionsbeforedisconnectingthecables.
8.TheRAIDcardisakindofPCIcard.See“RemovingaPCIcard”onpage100andfollowthose
instructionstoremovetheRAIDcard.
Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDcardbyitsedges.
9.Dependingonyourspecicserverconguration,youmightneedtoconnecttheSATAharddiskdrives
totheSATAconnectorsonthesystemboardifnoRAIDcardisinstalled.See“Connectingthecables”
onpage39.
10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAIDcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170
.Then,you
needtorecongureRAIDforyourserver.See“ConguringRAID”onpage73
.
FortheThinkServerRAID500Adapter:Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAID(hereinafterreferredtoastheTR500key).
TheTR500KeyexpandsthecapabilityoftheinstalledThinkServerRAID500AdapterbyactivatingRAID5
andRAID50levelsforadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseaTR500KeyfromLenovo.
InstallingtheTR500key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage85.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR500keyontheThinkServerRAID500Adapterif
oneisinstalledonyourserver.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware105