TheTR500KeyexpandsthecapabilityoftheinstalledThinkServerRAID500AdapterbyactivatingRAID5
andRAID50levelsforadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseaTR500KeyfromLenovo.
InstallingtheTR500key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage85.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR500keyontheThinkServerRAID500Adapterif
oneisinstalledonyourserver.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstalltheTR500key,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot3onthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage45
.
5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTR500keytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTR500keyoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500keybyitsedges.
7.LocatetheTR500keyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandtheninserttheTR500key
intotheconnector.YoumightwanttoremovetheRAIDcardrst,installtheTR500keyontheRAID
card,andthenreinstalltheRAIDcard.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage103
.
Note:MakesurethattheTR500keyissecurelyseatedontheRAIDcard.
Figure49.InstallingtheTR500keyontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter
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