Dell T710 owner manual Removing an Integrated Storage Controller Card

Integrated Storage Controller Card

Your system includes a dedicated slot on the system board for an integrated storage controller card that provides the storage subsystem for your system’s internal hard drives. The controller supports SAS, SATA, and SSD hard drives and also enables you to set up the hard drives in RAID configurations as supported by the version of the storage controller included with your system.

Removing an Integrated Storage Controller Card

WARNING: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin this procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.

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

2Rotate the system feet inward and lay the system on a flat surface.

3Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 85.

4Disconnect the data cables from the storage card. See Figure 3-23.

To disconnect a cable, press the blue latches on both sides of the cable connector and ease it out from the connector on the card.

5Remove the card from the storage-card slot.

a Pull and hold the blue card guide away from upper corner of the card to unlock it.

b Grasp the storage card by its edge, carefully pull the card up to remove it from the storage-card connector, and continue to pull the card up and out of the card guides. See Figure 3-23.

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.

6If applicable and necessary, disconnect the RAID battery cable from the card. See Figure 3-23.

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