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If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
“Completing the installation” on page 103.
Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller from the SAS/SATA RAID
riser card
A ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller is installed in a dedicated slot on the SAS/SATA
RAID riser card.
Depending on the server model, the server comes with a ServeRAID-BR10il v2,
ServeRAID-M1015, ServeRAID-M5014, or a ServeRAID-M5015 SAS/SATA
controller installed.
You can replace the ServeRAID controller with another supported ServeRAID
controller. For a list of supported ServeRAID controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Note: For brevity, in this documentation the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller is
often referred to as the
SAS/SATA adapter or the ServeRAID adapter .
To remove the SAS/SATA adapter from a SAS/SATA RAID riser card, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and the “Installation
guidelines” on page 44.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then,
remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 52).
3. Locate the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly near the left-front corner of the
server.
4. Disconnect the SAS signal cables from the connectors on the SAS/SATA
adapter and note their locations.
5. Press the plastic tab (next to the power supply) toward the power supply and
remove the entire SAS RAID riser-card assembly from the server.
Release tab
6. Pull the SAS/SATA adapter horizontally out of the connector on the SAS/SATA
RAID riser card.
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