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• Depending on the specific type, your RAID card might look different from the illustrations in this topic.
• Use any documentation that comes with the RAID card and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this topic.
To install the RAID card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat,
clean, and static-protective surface. See the Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the server.
3. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 83.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud" on page 91.
5. Remove the riser card assembly 1 and lay it upside down on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface.
See "Replacing the riser card assembly 1" on page 159.
6. There are two PCI Express card slots on the riser card assembly 1 and the longer one is for installing the
RAID card. Remove the slot bracket for the longer slot and store it in the event that you later remove the
RAID card and need the bracket to cover the place.
Figure 63. Removing a PCI Express card slot bracket
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new RAID card to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. Then, take the new RAID card out of the package.
Note: Carefully handle the RAID card by its edges.
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