Notes:
• The server must have a RAID card and an expander card installed to support more than eight hard
disk drives.
• The expander card is extremely sensitive to ESD. Ensure that you read and understand “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page 76 first and carefully perform the operation.
Installing the expander card
Attention:
Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding “Safety information”
on page iii and “Guidelines” on page 75.
This topic provides instructions on how to install the expander card.
Attention:
Ensure that you back up your data before installing the expander card because you might need to
reconfigure RAID and reinstall the operating system after installing the expander card.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Notes:
• The card might look slightly different from the illustrations in this topic.
• Use any documentation that comes with the expander card and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this topic.
To install the expander card, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat,
clean, and static-protective surface. See the
Rack Installation Instructions
that comes with the server.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 77.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 82.
5. Remove the riser card assembly 1 and lay it upside down on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface.
See “Replacing the riser card assembly 1” on page 155.
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware
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