Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 User Manual
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10. Position the RAID card near the PCI Express card slot. Ensure that the left edge of the RAID card is
inserted into the notch of the RAID card retention bracket
1
. Then, carefully press the RAID card
straight into the slot until it is securely seated and the low-profile bracket also is secured by the riser
card assembly 2.
Figure 52. Installing the RAID card
11. Connect signal cables to the connectors on the new RAID card and the connectors on the hot-swap
hard-disk-drive backplane. See “Connecting the cables” on page 36.
12. Reinstall the riser card assembly 2. The procedure is similar to that of the riser card assembly 1. See
“Replacing the riser card assembly 1” on page 160.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 170. Then, configure
RAID for your server. See “Configuring RAID” on page 62.
• After a Lenovo RAID card is installed, do the following:
1. Check the version of the new RAID card firmware by pressing Ctrl+H when starting the Setup
Utility program.
2. Go to and follow the instructions on the Web page to download the
latest version of firmware. Then, install the firmware to your server.
Note: If you want to use the Firmware Updater program, ensure that it is the latest version. To get the
latest version of the Firmware Updater program, go to , locate different
versions of the program, and then identify the latest version by comparing readme files. If the latest
version of the Firmware Updater program does not contain the latest version of the driver you need,
download that driver separately from the Web page and install it individually to your server.
Removing 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 73.
This topic provides instructions on how to remove the RAID card. This topic applies only to models that have
a RAID card installed.
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Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
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