Install a RAID super capacitor module

If your server has a RAID adapter with a super capacitor connector, you can install a RAID super capacitor module in your server.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before installing the RAID super capacitor module:

1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.

2. Remove the air baffle and turn it over. See Remove the air baffle.

3. Locate the RAID super capacitor holder.

4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new RAID super capacitor module to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new RAID super capacitor module out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

To install the RAID super capacitor module, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

Figure 1. RAID super capacitor module installation

1. Insert the RAID super capacitor module into the retaining clip at one side as shown.
2. Press the RAID super capacitor module down on the other side until it snaps into place.
3. Connect the RAID super capacitor module to the RAID adapter using an extension cable. See Internal cable routing.
4. If your server has two RAID adapters each with a super capacitor connector, you can continue to install the second RAID super capacitor module.