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Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller

Use this information to remove a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller.

The ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller can be installed in the dedicated connector on the system board or PCI riser-card slots (see System-board internal connectors for the location of the connectors).

You can replace the ServeRAID controller with another supported ServeRAID controller. For a list of supported ServeRAID controllers, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.

Note
For brevity, in this documentation the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller is often referred to as the SAS/SATA adapter or the ServeRAID adapter.

To remove the SAS/SATA adapter from the system board, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
  3. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
  4. Disconnect the signal cables from the connectors on the SAS/SATA adapter and note their locations.
  5. Remove the SAS/SATA adapter from the dedicated connector on the system board or the PCI riser-card assembly slot.

    Steps for removing a SAS/SATA adapter from the dedicated connector on the system board.

    1. Press the retention tabs away from the SAS/SATA adapter; then, slightly lift up the rear of the adapter, and pull it out of the connector on the system board.
      Figure 1. ServeRAID adapter removal
      ServeRAID adapter removal
      Note
      If the optional ServeRAID adapter memory module is installed, remove it and store it for future use (see Removing the ServeRAID adapter memory module).

    Steps for removing a SAS/SATA adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly.

    1. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly that contains the SAS/SATA adapter (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly).
    2. Remove the SAS/SATA adapter from the PCI riser card assembly (see Removing an adapter).

If you are instructed to return the SAS/SATA adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.