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Install a RAID flash power module on the air baffle

Use this information to install a RAID flash power module (also called supercap) on the air baffle.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

Watch the procedure
  • A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new RAID flash power module to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new RAID flash power module out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the RAID flash power module.
    Figure 1. RAID flash power module installation (on the air baffle)
    Install the RAID flash power module on the air baffle.

    1. Open the retention clip on the holder.
    2. Put a RAID flash power module into the holder.
    3. Press it down to secure it into the holder.
  3. Connect the RAID flash power module to an adapter with the extension cable that comes with the RAID flash power module. See RAID flash power module.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube