Removing The Raid Card - Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

10. Connect cables depending on your specific server configuration. See "Connecting the cables" on
page 48.
11. Reinstall the riser card assembly 1. See "Replacing the riser card assembly 1" on page 183.
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 206. Then, configure
RAID for your server. See "Configuring RAID" on page 76.
• After a Lenovo RAID card is installed, do the following:
1. Check the version of the new RAID card firmware by pressing Ctrl+H when starting the Setup
Utility program.
2. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page to download the
latest version of firmware. Then, install the firmware to your server.
Note: If you want to use the Firmware Updater program, ensure that it is the latest version. To get the
latest version of the Firmware Updater program, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers, locate different
versions of the program, and then identify the latest version by comparing readme files. If the latest
version of the Firmware Updater program does not contain the latest version of the driver you need,
download that driver separately from the Web page and install it individually to your server.

Removing the RAID card

Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding "Safety information"
on page iii and "Guidelines" on page 87.
This topic provides instructions on how to remove the RAID card.
Attention: Ensure that you back up your data before removing the RAID card because you might need to
reconfigure RAID and reinstall the operating system after removing the RAID card.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Notes:
• If you remove the RAID card, you will lose the advanced hardware RAID functions. Also, the server must
have a RAID card installed to support more than eight hard disk drives.
• The RAID card is sensitive to ESD. Ensure that you read and understand "Handling static-sensitive
devices" on page 88 first and carefully perform the operation.
• 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 remove 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 89.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud" on page 97.
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