Figure 40: Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller on Motherboard
Securing clips
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Location of socket on motherboard
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Alignment pegs
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Step 5
If you are transferring SATA M.2 drives from the old controller to the replacement controller, do that before installing
the replacement controller:
Any previously configured volume and data on the drives are preserved when the M.2 drives are transferred
to the new controller. The system will boot the existing OS that is installed on the drives.
Note
a) Use a #1 Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the single screw that secures the M.2 drive to the carrier.
b) Lift the M.2 drive from its socket on the carrier.
c) Position the replacement M.2 drive over the socket on the controller board.
d) Angle the M.2 drive downward and insert the connector-end into the socket on the carrier. The M.2 drive's label must
face up.
e) Press the M.2 drive flat against the carrier.
f)
Install the single screw that secures the end of the M.2 SSD to the carrier.
g) Turn the controller over and install the second M.2 drive.
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Replacing a Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller
