Installing A Serveraid Adapter - Lenovo System x3100 M4 Installation And Service Manual

• When you install a drive, make sure that one of the signal cable drive connectors is connected to the drive
and that the connector at the other end of the signal cable is connected to the system board or a
compatible adapter or controller that you have installed.
• When you route a cable, make sure that it does not block the airflow to the rear of the drives or over the
microprocessor or DIMMs.
The following cables are provided:
• Power cables: Four-wire power cables connect the drives to the power supply. At the ends of these
cables are plastic connectors that can be attached to different drives; these connectors vary in size. Use
either a four-wire power cable or SATA power cable with SATA drives, but do not use both at the same
time (use one or the other).
• Signal cables: Signal cables are typically flat cables, also called ribbon cables, that connect SATA
attached, SATA and SAS to the system board. Two or three types of signal cables come with the server:
– SATA attached (for optical drives): The flat SATA-attached signal cable has two connectors. One of
these connectors is attached to the optical drive, and one is attached to one of the connectors on the
system board.
– Simple-swap SATA: Simple-swap SATA models come with four SATA cables that are already
connected to the system board and the backplate at the rear of the simple-swap drive cage.
For more information about the requirements for SAS/SATA cables and connecting SAS/SATA devices, see
the documentation that comes with these devices.
For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see

Installing a ServeRAID adapter

Use this information to install a ServeRAID adapter
For information about the types of ServeRAID adapters that the server supports and other information that
you might consider when you install an ServeRAID adapter, see the Installation and User's Guide. (For the
locations of the expansion slots and connectors, see
Note: If you are installing Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 (part number 49Y4240), you can
only install the adaptor in slot 1, slot 2, or slot 3.
To install a replacement ServeRAID adapter on 4U server models with non-hot-swap power supplies,
complete the following steps. For the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies (Model name: 2582-
F4x), please see the next sub-section.
1. Read the safety information in
2. Check the instructions that come with the adapter for any requirements, restrictions, or cabling
instructions. It might be easier to route cables before you install the adapter.
3. Follow the instructions that come with the adapter to set jumpers or switches, if any.
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the
server. Then, remove the adapter from the static-protective package. Avoid touching the components
and gold-edge connectors on the adapter.
5. Turn off the server and all peripheral devices; then, disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
6. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
7. Remove the side cover (see
"System-board internal connectors" on page
"Safety" on page v and
"Removing the side cover" on page
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