Removing The Serveraid-8I Adapter; Replacing The Serveraid-8I Adapter - IBM System x3800 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing the ServeRAID-8i adapter

To remove the ServeRAID-8i adapter, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords.
3. Unlock the front cover (tower model only), and remove the top cover (see
4. Remove the two SAS signal cables from the connectors on the I/O board.
5. Open the metal locking clasp on the adapter; then, grasp the plastic handle and
6. If you are instructed to return the ServeRAID-8i adapter, follow all packaging

Replacing the ServeRAID-8i adapter

To install the replacement ServeRAID-8i adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted
2. Remove the ServeRAID-8i adapter from the package, using the plastic handle.
3. Make sure that the metal locking clasp on the adapter is in the open position.
4. Position the ServeRAID-8i adapter so that the metal locking clasp is at the rear
ServeRAID-8i
slot
on page 113.
"Removing the top cover, bezel, and front cover" on page 117).
pull the ServeRAID-8i adapter out of the server.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the adapter by the top edge or
upper corners of the adapter and remove it from the package.
Attention: Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the server or the
ServeRAID-8i adapter.
of the server; then, press the ServeRAID-8i adapter firmly into the connector.
ServeRAID-8i adapter
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