Installing The Sas/Sata Raid Riser-Card Assembly - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Problem Determination And Service Manual

6. If you are instructed to return the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly, follow all

Installing the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly

To install the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are
supplied to you.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and the "Installation
guidelines" on page 167.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables; then, remove the server cover (see "Removing the cover"
on page 174).
3. Reinstall the SAS/SATA adapter, if one was removed (see "Installing a
ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller on the SAS/SATA RAID riser card" on page
202).
4. Reinstall the USB flash device, if it was removed (see "Installing a USB
embedded hypervisor flash device" on page 209).
5. Align the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly keys correctly with the
connector on the system board and press down on the assembly until it is
seated firmly into the connector on the system board.
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