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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 and its bracket might look different from the illustrations in
this topic.
• 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.
• If you want to install any other PCI Express card your server supports to the riser card assembly 2, refer
to the following installation procedure.
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 75.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 79.
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 160.
6. Locate the PCI Express card slot for installing the RAID card and then remove the PCI Express card
slot bracket from the riser card assembly 2. Store the PCI Express card slot bracket in case you later
remove the RAID card and need the bracket to cover the place.
Figure 49. Removing a PCI Express card slot bracket
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the RAID card to any unpainted surface on the outside
of the server. Then, take the RAID card and the low-profile bracket out of the package.
Note: Carefully handle the RAID card by its edges.
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