Dell DL2100 owner manual Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card

Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

1Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System."

3Remove all expansion cards from expansion-card riser 1. See "Removing an Expansion Card."

4Disconnect the SAS cable(s) from the storage controller card.

CAUTION: Disconnecting the RAID battery cable from a PERC card can cause data loss if the "dirty cache" LED on the card is lit. The LED indicates that data is still cached in controller memory and the data was not cleared at system shutdown.

5If necessary, disconnect the RAID battery cable from the controller.

6Bend both card-edge guides outward and pull the storage controller card out of the connector. See Figure 3-18.

7Bend outward on both card-edge guides to release the controller, lift the side of the controller that is adjacent to the blue guide, and then remove the controller out toward the rear of the chassis. See Figure 3-18.

Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card

1With the storage controller card-edge facing the riser, insert one side of the card into the black card-edge guide.

2Bend outward on the blue card-edge guide, lower the card onto the blue card-edge guide, and release the guide. See Figure 3-18.

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