Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Manual (Page 117)

What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the removal procedure, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 199.
Installing or removing the RAID card
This topic provides instructions on how to install or remove the RAID card. If you are installing or removing
any other types of supported PCI Express cards, the procedure is similar.
You can install a supported RAID card into your server to provide advanced hardware RAID functions. To
support more than eight hard disk drives, the server must have a RAID card installed. For more information,
see “RAID card” on page 40 and “Configuring RAID” on page 74.
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 85.
This topic provides instructions on how to install the RAID card.
Attention: 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.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Notes:
• The RAID card is sensitive to ESD. Ensure that you read and understand “Handling static-sensitive
devices” on page 86 first and carefully perform the operation.
• Depending on the specific type, your RAID card might look different from the illustrations in this topic.
• Use any documentation that comes with the RAID card and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this topic.
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 87.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 95.
5. Remove the riser card assembly 1 and lay it upside down on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface.
See “Replacing the riser card assembly 1” on page 176.
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