Lenovo tihnkserver rd330, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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• To complete the removal procedure, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 155.
Installing or removing the RAID card
This topic provides instructions on how to install or remove the RAID card.
Some server models come with a required RAID card to provide advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID
functions to the server. You also can purchase a supported RAID card from Lenovo and install it into the
server. For more information, see “RAID card” on page 27 and “Configuring RAID” on page 58.
Note: The RAID card is extremely sensitive to ESD. Ensure that you read and understand “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page 70 first and carefully perform the operation.
Installing the RAID card
Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding “Safety information”
on page iii and “Guidelines” on page 69.
This topic provides instructions on how to install the RAID card.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Notes:
• Use any documentation that comes with the RAID card and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this topic.
• Depending on the specific type, the RAID card and its bracket might look different from the illustrations in
this topic.
• Ensure that you back up your data before installing the RAID card because you might need to reconfigure
RAID and reinstall the operating system after installing the RAID card.
• If you want to install any other PCI Express card your server supports to the riser card assembly 2, refer
to the following installation procedure.
To install the RAID card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat,
clean, and static-protective surface. See the Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the server.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 71.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 75.
5. Remove the riser card assembly 2 and lay it upside down on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface.
The procedure is similar to that of the riser card assembly 1. See “Replacing the riser card assembly
1” on page 145.
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