Installing The Sas Riser-Card And Controller Assembly - IBM x3650 M3 Installation And User Manual

Installing the SAS riser-card and controller assembly

To install the SAS riser-card and controller assembly in the server, complete the
steps for the applicable server model.
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v 16-drive-capable server model:
Figure 133. SAS riser-card and controller assembly installation
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1. Press down on the assembly release latch and lift up on the tab to release the
SAS controller assembly, which includes the SAS riser-card, from the system
board.
2. Lift the front and back edges of the assembly to remove the assembly from
the server.
1. If you are replacing a ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA controller with a
ServeRAID-M5015/M5014 SAS/SATA controller, you have to swap the
controller retention brackets to fit the new SAS controller.