Lenovo x3550 M5 - Removing the SD Adapter; Replacing the SD Adapter

RemovingtheSDadapter
UsethisinformationtoremovetheSDadapter.TheVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareis
availableontheSDadapter.
ToremovetheSDadapter,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116
.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step4.Ifnecessary,removePCIriser-cardassembly2(see“RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly”on
page169).
Step5.Loosenthetwoscrews.
Step6.LifttheSDadapteroutoftheserver.
Step7.RemovetheSDcards.
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SD Adapter
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SD 1
SD 2
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Figure87.SDadapterremoval
IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheSDadapter,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseanypackaging
materialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
ReplacingtheSDadapter
UsethisinformationtoreplaceanSDadapter.TheVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailable
ontheSDadapter.
Important:YourSDadapteroptioncomeswithVMwarevSphereESXisoftwarepreloaded.Youmustmake
configurationchangestoyoursystemUEFIbeforeinstallingtheSDadapterinyourcomputenode.Seethe
documentationthatcomeswiththeSDadapterand“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage36forinformation
andinstructions.
ToinstalltheSDadapter,completethefollowingsteps:
168LenovoSystemx3550M5InstallationandServiceGuide