Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 - Removing the Raid Card

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InstallingtheRAIDcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage85.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheRAIDcard.

Attention:MakesurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeinstallingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedto

recongureRAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinstallingtheRAIDcard.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother

computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto

theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall

powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.LocatethePCI-Eslot3onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage45.

5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe

outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheRAIDcardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDcardbyitsedges.

7.TheRAIDcardisakindofPCIcard.See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage98andfollowthoseinstructions

toinstalltheRAIDcard.

8.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecicserverconguration.See“Connectingthecables”on

page39

.

9.InstallthePCIcardbracketassemblythatcomeswiththeRAIDcard.See“Removingandreinstalling

thePCIcardbracketassembly”onpage91

.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170.Then,congure

RAIDforyourserver.See“ConguringRAID”onpage73.

RemovingtheRAIDcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

and“Guidelines”onpage85.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheRAIDcard.

Attention:MakesurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeremovingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedto

recongureRAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterremovingtheRAIDcard.IfyouremovetheRAID

card,youwilllosetheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.Also,aspecicRAIDcardisrequired

forservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives.

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