Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Hardware Maintenance Manual

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.IfaPCIcardbracketassemblyisinstalledinyourserver,removethePCIcardbracketassembly.See
“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage91
.
5.LocateanappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage
45toidentifythedifferenttypesofPCIcardslotsinyourserver.
6.RemovethePCIcardslotbracketbyremovingthescrewthatsecuresthemetalbracketandthenlifting
thebracketoutofthechassis.StorethePCIcardslotbracketintheeventthatyoulaterremovethePCI
cardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.
Note:Carefullyplacetheremovedscrewaside.YouwillneedthescrewlatertosecurethePCIcardin
place.
Figure46.RemovingaPCIcardslotbracket
7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewPCIcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewPCIcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandlethePCIcardbyitsedges.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware99

Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer TS430
Category	Server
Language	English