Install a RAID adapter

Use this information to install a RAID adapter.

To install a RAID adapter, complete the following steps:

1. If a drive backplane is installed in the compute note that is not compatible with the RAID adapter, remove it (see Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane ).
   Note

   All drive backplanes use the same connector on the system board; however, there are two alignment slots in the drive cage to accommodate different backplane types. Make sure that you align the backplane and system board connectors when inserting the backplane in the drive cage.
2. If you are installing both the RAID adapter and drive backplane, first install the backplane in the system-board assembly (see Install a 2.5-inch drive backplane ). The drive backplane goes in the rear alignment slots on the drive cage.
   Figure 1. Drive backplane installation
   
   
3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the RAID adapter to an unpainted metal surface on any grounded rack component; then, remove the controller from the package.
   Note

   For the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 930-4i-2GB 2 Drive Adapter Kit, make sure that the flash power module is installed before installing the controller in the compute node (see Install the flash power module ).
4. Locate the RAID adapter connector on the drive backplane.
5. Orient the connector on the RAID adapter with the connector on the drive backplane.
   Figure 2. RAID adapter installation
   
   
6. Firmly press on the foam to seat the RAID adapter into the connector.
   Figure 3. RAID adapter installation