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• If you remove the TR 500 Key from the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter, the hardware RAID 5 and RAID 50
levels will be disabled.
• Use any documentation that comes with the TR 500 Key and follow those instructions in addition to
the instructions in this topic.
To remove the TR 500 Key, 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 at,
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 69.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See “Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud” on page 73.
5. Locate the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter, which is installed in the PCI Express card slot on the riser
card assembly 2. Then, disconnect all cables from the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter.
6. Remove the riser card assembly 2. The procedure is similar to that of the riser card assembly 1. See
“Replacing the riser card assembly 1” on page 143.
7. Locate the TR 500 Key on the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter and then remove it from the ThinkServer
RAID 500 Adapter. You might need to remove the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter rst, remove the TR
500 Key from the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter, and then reinstall the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter.
See “Installing or removing the RAID card” on page 85
.
Note: Carefully handle the TR 500 Key by its edges.
Figure 48. Removing the TR 500 Key
8. Reconnect cables to the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter. See “Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable
connections” on page 29.
9. Reinstall the riser card assembly 2. The procedure is similar to that of the riser card assembly 1. See
“Replacing the riser card assembly 1” on page 143.
10. If you are instructed to return the old TR 500 Key, follow all packaging instructions and use any
packaging materials that are supplied to you for shipping.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
92 ThinkServer RD330 User Guide