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8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage153.
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAID
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAID(hereinafterreferredtoastheTR500Key).
TheTR500KeyexpandsthecapabilityoftheThinkServerRAID500AdapterbyactivatingRAID5andRAID
50foradvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseaTR500KeyfromLenovo.
InstallingtheTR500Key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage69.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR500KeyonaThinkServerRAID500Adapterif
yourserverhasoneinstalled.
Attention:BackupyourdatabeforeyoubeginifyouwanttorecongureRAIDandreinstalltheoperating
systemafterinstallingtheTR500Key.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstalltheTR500Key,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage71.
4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledintheupperslotontherisercardassembly
1.See“Servercomponents”onpage29.
5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTR500Keytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTR500Keyoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
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