Removing a SAS Controller Card

NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide.

1Ensure power is removed.

2Open the system. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 60.

3Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 76.

4Disconnect each controller connector by squeezing the connector latches and lifting the connector straight up.

NOTICE: Do not lift on SAS RAID DIMM card attached to the SAS controller card, lift the SAS controller card itself.

5Push the card latch away from the card and lift on the card out of the system.

6Disconnect the RAID battery from the SAS controller card.

Installing an SAS Controller Card

1Ensure power is removed.

2Open the system. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 60.

3Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 76.

4Connect the RAID battery to the SAS controller card.

5Position the SAS controller card between the card guides above the SAS controller card connector on the system board.

6Lower the SAS controller card into the chassis until the card is seated on the system board.

CAUTION: Ensure the RAID battery cabling does not touch the processor heat sink.

7Connect each controller connector.

SAS and SAS RAID Controller Card Cabling Guidelines

Ensure that the cabling for the SAS and SAS RAID controller is routed as shown in Figure 3-11for 2.5-inch systems and in Figure 3-12for 3.5-inch systems.

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