Removing Or Installing The Riser Card Assembly - Lenovo ThinkServer 1045 Installation And User Manual

3. Keep the handle on the hard disk drive tray assembly fully open, slide the tray with the hard disk drive
into the corresponding mounting point of the hot-swap hard disk drive bay
the handle to lock the tray into place
Figure 25. Installing the hard disk drive tray assembly
4. Check the hard disk drive status LEDs to make sure that the hard disk drive is operating correctly. You
might have to restart the server for the drive to be recognized. If the amber hard disk drive status LED
for a drive is lit continuously, it indicates that the drive is faulty and must be replaced; if the green hard
disk drive activity LED is flashing, this indicates that the drive is being accessed.
Note: If the server is configured for RAID operation using a RAID controller, you might have to
reconfigure the disk arrays after you replace hard disk drives.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 68.

Removing or installing the riser card assembly

This section provides instructions on how to remove or install the riser card assembly.
Removing the riser card assembly
Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Safety information"
on page iii and "Guidelines" on page 17.
This section provides instructions on how to remove the riser card assembly with PCI card(s) installed.
To remove the riser card assembly, do the following:
Note: Use any documentation that comes with the riser card and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this section.
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. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 19.
3. Disconnect any cables from the PCI card or any cables that impede access to the riser card.
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