Removing a ServeRAID adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly

Use this information to remove a ServeRAID adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly.

1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server (see Turning off the server) and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the server cover (see Removing the server top cover).
4. Rotate the hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up (see Rotating the hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up.
5. Remove PCI riser-card assembly 1 or 2 (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly).
6. The following illustrates the steps for removing an adapter from the PCI riser-card assemblies:
   • For PCI riser-card assembly 1:
     1. Rotate the retention latch to the open position.
     2. Carefully grasp the ServeRAID adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the ServeRAID adapter from the PCI riser-card assembly.
     Figure 1. ServeRAID adapter removal
     
     
   • For PCI riser-card assembly 2:
     1. Pull the release pin to unlock the retention latch; then rotate the retention latch to the open position.
     2. Carefully grasp the ServeRAID adapter by the edge and pull it out of PCI riser-card assembly 2.
        Figure 2. ServeRAID adapter removal
        
        
7. If you are instructed to return the ServeRAID adapter, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
   Note

   When the ServeRAID adapter is removed, software RAID will not be supported. This system does not support downgrade software RAID function from hardware RAID configuration.