If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
“Completing the installation” on page 111.
Removing and installing the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA
Controller
To remove and install the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller,
complete the steps in this section.
Removing the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller
To remove the IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA controller, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information in “Safety” on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords.
Note:
When you disconnect the power source from the server, you will lose the
ability to view the LEDs because the LEDs will not be lit with the power source
removed. Before disconnecting the power source, make a note of which LEDs
are lit, including the LEDs that are lit on the operation information panel, the
EasyLED panel, and LEDs that are lit inside the server on the system board;
then, see “EasyLED” on page 157 for information on how to solve the problem.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing and replacing the cover” on page 43).
4. Disconnect the signal cables that are attached to the existing SAS/SATA
controller from the connectors on the controller.
5. Grasp the SAS/SATA controller near the end next to the power-supply cage and
press the black plastic tab (next to the power supply) that is holding the
controller in place toward the power supply.
6. Pull up on the SAS/SATA controller until the RAID riser card assembly
disengages from the connector on the system board.
7. Grasp the SAS/SATA controller and pull it out of the connector on the RAID riser
card assembly.
8. If you are instructed to return the SAS/SATA controller, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Installing the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller
An optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA controller can also be purchased. It
can be installed only in the dedicated slot on the SAS/SATA RAID riser card
assembly on the system board (see “System-board internal connectors” on page 27
for the location of the connector). Use the connector on the SAS/SATA RAID riser
card assembly to install the RAID controllers.
To install the IBM ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA controller, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information in “Safety” on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables, if necessary.
Note:
When you disconnect the power source from the server, you will lose the
ability to view the LEDs because the LEDs will not be lit with the power source
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