•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheTR500Key,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
4.RemovethePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracketassembly”
onpage69
.
5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCI-Eslot1onthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage37
.
6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.
7.RemovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Ifnecessary,youcanremovethe
ThinkServerRAID500Adapterrst,removetheTR500Keyfromit,andthenreinstalltheThinkServer
RAID500Adapter.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage80
.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
Figure42.RemovingtheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter
8.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
9.ReinstallthePCIcardbracketassembly.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly”onpage69
.
10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTR500Key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage141
.Becausethe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheTR500key,youmightneedtorecongure
RAIDforyourserver.ForinformationabouthowtocongurethehardwareRAID,refertotheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware85