Removing A Serveraid Sas/Sata Controller From The Sas/Sata Raid Riser Card - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller from the SAS/SATA RAID
riser card
A ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller is installed in a dedicated slot on the SAS/SATA
RAID riser card.
Depending on the server model, the server comes with a ServeRAID-BR10il v2,
ServeRAID-M1015, ServeRAID-M5014, or a ServeRAID-M5015 SAS/SATA adapter
installed.
You can replace the ServeRAID controller with another supported ServeRAID
controller. For a list of supported ServeRAID controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Note: For brevity, in this documentation the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller is
often referred to as the SAS/SATA adapter or the ServeRAID adapter.
To remove the SAS/SATA adapter from a SAS/SATA RAID riser card, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then,
3. Locate the SAS/SATA RAID riser card and controller assembly near the left-front
4. Disconnect the SAS signal cables from the connectors on the SAS/SATA
5. Remove the SAS/SATA RAID riser card from the server (see "Removing the
6. Pull the SAS/SATA adapter horizontally out of the connector on the SAS/SATA
on page 167.
remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 174).
corner of the server.
adapter and note their locations.
SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly" on page 182).
RAID riser card.
Release tab
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