Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 - Manual (Page 102)

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 69.
This topic provides instructions on how to remove the RAID card. This topic applies only to models that have
a RAID card installed.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Notes:
• Use any documentation that comes with the RAID card and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this topic.
• Depending on the specific type, the RAID card might look different from the illustration in this topic.
• If you remove the RAID card, you will lose the advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions.
• Ensure that you back up your data before removing the RAID card because you might need to reconfigure
RAID and reinstall the operating system after removing the RAID card.
To remove 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 71.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 75.
5. Remove the riser card assembly 2 and lay it upside down on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface.
The procedure is similar to that of the riser card assembly 1. See “Replacing the riser card assembly
1” on page 145.
6. Locate the RAID card, which is installed in the PCI Express card slot on the riser card assembly 2.
7. Disconnect all cables from the RAID card and any other related parts.
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