To remove a ServeRAID SAS controller, complete the following steps.
Note: The following illustration shows removing a ServeRAID-8k SAS controller;
the ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controller does not have a battery.
Battery
RAID controller
Battery mounting
clips
Battery mounting
tabs
Battery cable
Battery cable
connector
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 87.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables; then, remove the cover.
3. Remove the riser-card assembly and the air baffle over the DIMMs (see
“Removing the DIMM air baffle” on page 92).
4. Locate the ServeRAID SAS controller on the system board.
5. If the controller is a ServeRAID-8k SAS Controller, disconnect the battery from
the controller; then, lift the battery out of the battery-mounting clips on the
server wall and remove the battery from the server.
6. Open the retaining clip on each end of the connector.
7. Lift the ServeRAID SAS controller out of the connector.
8. If you are instructed to return the ServeRAID SAS controller, follow all
packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are
supplied to you.
Installing a ServeRAID SAS controller
To install the ServeRAID-8k-l SAS Controller or the ServeRAID-8k SAS Controller,
complete the following steps.
Note: The following illustration shows installing a ServeRAID-8k SAS controller; the
ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controller does not have a battery.
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