Removing The Ibm 4X4 Drive Backplane Serveraid Expansion Adapter; Replacing The Ibm 4X4 Drive Backplane Serveraid Expansion Adapter - IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual

Removing the IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion
adapter
To remove 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see "Safety" on page vii
and "Installation guidelines" on page 261.
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 17) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 264).
4. Disconnect the cables from the existing ServeRAID Expansion adapter.
5. Carefully grasp the riser card by the blue touch points and pull it up until the
riser-card assembly disengages from the connector on the system board and set
t aside.
6. Carefully grasp the ServeRAID Expansion adapter and pull it out of the
riser-card assembly.
7. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions,
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Replacing the IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion
adapter
The IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion Adapter provides additional
SAS signal connectors.
Note:
1. You can only use this adapter with the ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA adapter
and the ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter. This adapter must be installed
in PCI slot 1 and the ServeRAID M1015 or ServeRAID M5015 adapter
(whichever is installed) must be installed in PCI slot 2 on the two-slot PCI riser
card (see Table 15 on page 276 for more information).
2. You can only use the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes with this adapter.
To install an IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page vii and
"Installation guidelines" on page 261.
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the ServeRAID Expansion
adapter to any unpainted 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.
3. Align the ServeRAID Expansion adapter so that the keys align correctly with
the connector on the riser-card assembly.
4. Insert the adapter into the connector on the riser-card until it is firmly seated.
Attention: Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the server or the
adapter.
5. Reinstall the riser-card assembly onto the system board.
6. Connect the signal cable to the adapter. Be sure to route the signal cables
through the SAS cable guide and up and over the rear of the microprocessor
air baffle; then, through the loops on the scalability connector cover and then
to the adapter (see the following illustration). Use the cable ties (as shown in
the illustration) that come with the drive backplane to secure the SAS cables
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