IBM 8849 Service Manual page 110

Removing the SAS/SATA controller
Complete the following steps to remove the SAS/SATA controller from the system
board:
10. If you are instructed to return the SAS/SATA controller, follow all packaging
Installing the SAS/SATA controller
Complete the following steps to replace the SAS/SATA controller on the system
board:
1. Grasp the edges of the SAS/SATA controller.
2. Align the controller with the SAS/SATA controller card connector on the system
3. Press the controller gently onto the alignment pins and into the SAS/SATA
4. Connect the cable from the SAS/SATA controller to the SAS/SATA backplane.
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IBM xSeries 306m Types 8849 and 8491: Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 69.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Remove the server from the rack; then, remove the cover (see "Removing the
cover" on page 72).
4. Grasp the riser-card assembly at the rear edge and lift to remove the riser-card
assembly.
5. Disconnect any cables from the adapters; then, set the riser-card assembly
aside.
6. Disconnect the cable from the SAS/SATA controller to the SAS/SATA
backplane.
7. Grasp the edges of the SAS/SATA controller.
8. Pinch the top of each of the four plastic alignment pins while gently lifting the
controller, until the alignment pins release the controller.
9. Lift the controller off the system board.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
board (see the illustration on page 6 for the location of the connector), and align
the holes in the card with the four plastic alignment pins on the system board.
controller card connector on the system board. Make sure that the top of each
alignment pin has expanded to hold the controller card securely in place.