Storage Controller Card; Removing The Storage Controller Card - Dell PowerEdge M830 Owner's Manual

7. To test the newly installed battery, remove the blade for at least an hour.
8. Reinstall the blade after an hour.
9. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
10. Enter System Setup and if the time and date are still incorrect, see Getting help section.

Storage controller card

Your system includes dedicated expansion-card slots on the system board for a storage controller card
that provides the integrated storage subsystem for your system hard drives/PCIe SSDs. The storage
controller card supports SAS hard drives.
NOTE: The storage controller card is located underneath the drive bays.
NOTE: The storage controller card is installed on the system board connector labeled as MiniPERC
CARD.

Removing the storage controller card

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be
performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
NOTE: You must remove the storage controller card to replace a faulty storage controller card or
service other components inside the system.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.
4. Remove the following:
a. hard drives or SSDs
b. hard drive backplane or SSD backplane
c. hard drive cage or SSD cage
Steps
1. Loosen the two retention screws on the hard-drive backplane or SSD backplane cable connector
and lift it away from the storage controller card.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the storage controller card, hold the card only by its edges.
2. Lift the storage controller card away from the system.
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