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Replacing an optional ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller memory module

Use this information to replace an optional ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller memory module.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

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

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

To replace an optional ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller memory module, complete the following steps.

  1. 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.
  2. Align the memory module with the connector on the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and push it into the connector until it is firmly seated.
    Figure 1. ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller memory module installation
    ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller memory module installation
  3. Reinstall the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller (Replacing an Lenovo ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller).
  4. Reinstall the PCI riser-card assembly (see Replacing the PCI riser-card assembly).
  5. Reinstall the cover (see Replacing the cover).

What to do next

  1. Install the server into the rack enclosure and push the server into the rack until it clicks into place.
  2. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
  3. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.