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Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter memory module

Use this information to install an optional ServeRAID adapter memory module.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install an optional ServeRAID adapter memory module, complete the following steps.

  1. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
    Attention
    Do not allow the server to fall over.
  2. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  3. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
  4. Remove the ServeRAID adapter if necessary (see Removing an adapter).
  5. Touch the static-protective package that contains the memory card to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the memory card from the package.
  6. Align the memory module with the connector on the ServeRAID adapter and push it into the connector until it is firmly seated.
    Figure 1. Align the memory module
    Align the memory module
  7. Reinstall the ServeRAID adapter (see Installing an adapter).
  8. Reinstall the air baffle (see Replacing the air baffle).
  9. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.