Removing A Serveraid Sas/Sata Controller - IBM System x3550 M5 Type 5463 Installation And Service Manual

Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller

Use this information to remove a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller.
About this task
The ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller can be installed in the dedicated connector
on the system board or PCI riser-card slots (see "System-board internal connectors"
on page 27 for the location of the connectors).
You can replace the ServeRAID controller with another supported ServeRAID
controller. For a list of supported ServeRAID controllers, see http://
www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
Note: For brevity, in this documentation the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller is
often referred to as the SAS/SATA adapter or the ServeRAID adapter.
To remove the SAS/SATA adapter from the system board, complete the following
steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page vii and
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 126).
4. Disconnect the signal cables from the connectors on the SAS/SATA adapter and
5. Remove the SAS/SATA adapter from the dedicated connector on the system
Figure 104. ServeRAID adapter removal
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note their locations.
board or the PCI riser-card assembly slot.
Steps for removing a SAS/SATA adapter from the dedicated connector on the
system board.
a. Press the retention tabs away from the SAS/SATA adapter; then, slightly lift
up the rear of the adapter, and pull it out of the connector on the system
board.
Note: If the optional ServeRAID adapter memory module is installed,
remove it and store it for future use (see "Removing the ServeRAID adapter
memory module" on page 192).