Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Manual (Page 172)

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 83.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 91.
5. Locate the riser card assembly 1. See “Server components” on page 32.
6. Grasp the riser card assembly 1 by its edges and carefully lift it straight up and off the chassis.
Figure 119. Lifting the riser card assembly 1 off the chassis
7. If there is any PCI Express card installed on the riser card assembly 1, especially when a RAID card and
an expander card are installed, record the cable connections, disconnect all cables from the card(s), and
then completely remove the riser card assembly 1 out of the chassis.
8. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new riser card assembly 1 to any unpainted
surface on the outside of the server. Then, remove the new riser card assembly 1 from the package.
9. Remove the PCI Express card(s) from the old riser card assembly 1 and install them on the new one.
See “Installing or removing the RAID card” on page 101 and “Installing or removing the expander
card” on page 110.
10. If necessary, refer to your note to reconnect any cables to the PCI Express card(s) on the new riser card
assembly 1. You also can refer to “Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections” on page 43 for
information about cable connections.
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