Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage177.Then,thehardware
RAID5and50levelsareavailableforyourserverifyourserverhastherequirednumberofharddisk
drivesinstalled.ForinformationabouthowtocongurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAIDSAS
SoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
RemovingtheTR500Key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage85.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTR500KeyifaThinkServerRAID500Adapterwith
aTR500Keyoptionisinstalledonyourserver.
Notes:
1.IfyouremovetheTR500KeyfromtheRAIDcard,thehardwareRAID5andRAID50levelsarenot
available.
2.UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
ToremovetheTR500KeyfromtheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot3onthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage45.
5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware107