Computer Hardware User Manual
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•IfyouremovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,thehardwareRAID5andRAID50
levelswillbedisabled.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheTR500Key,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage73.
5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCIExpresscardslotontheriser
cardassembly2.Then,disconnectallcablesfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
6.Removetherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See
“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage142
.
7.LocatetheTR500KeyontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandthenremoveitfromtheThinkServer
RAID500Adapter.YoumightneedtoremovetheThinkServerRAID500Adapterrst,removetheTR
500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,andthenreinstalltheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
See“ReplacingtheRAIDcard”onpage85
.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
Figure54.RemovingtheTR500Key
8.ReconnectcablestotheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections”onpage37.
9.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See
“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage142.
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