Removal; Installing Raid Controller - NEC Exress5800 Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Preparations
5. Secure the PCI card with the screw removed in Step 4.
6. Continue to install or remove internal optional devices, mount and connect the server, and turn it on.
7. Make sure that no error messages are displayed on POST screen.
For details on POST error messages, see Chapter 3 (1. POST Error Message) in "Maintenance Guide".
8. Run the configuration utility of the card to set up the board as needed.
For details, see the manual that comes with the card. If a PCI card including RAID controller, SAS
controller, and LAN adapter which connects to any bootable device is added, the boot priority
might be changed to the default setting. In that case, configure the boot priority in Boot menu of BIOS
Setup Utility. For details, see Chapter 3 (2. BIOS Setup Utility (SETUP)).
1.15.4

Removal

To remove a PCI card, reverse the installation procedure.
Run SETUP and change boot order in Boot menu as needed. See Chapter 3 (2. BIOS Setup Utility (SETUP))
for how to specify it.
If using the server with the PCI card removed, attach the blank cover that comes with the PCI slot.
1.15.5

Installing RAID Controller

This section describes how to install an optional RAID Controller to the slot dedicated to RAID Controller.
Using the optional RAID controller (N8103-176/177/178/179)
For details, see the manual that comes with optional RAID controller (N8103-176/177/178/179).
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You must avoid static electricity to work with the procedure below. For
Important
details, see Chapter 2 (1.2 Anti-static Measures).
• Do not change the mode to hibernate while building a RAID system.
• Enable PCI Slot xx ROM (xx is PCI slot number) of PCI Configuration in
Note
Advanced menu of BIOS Setup Utility.
• Set the boot priority to 8th or higher in the Boot menu of the BIOS Setup utility. If
the setting is 9th or lower, the configuration menu for RAID controllers cannot be
launched.
Express5800/R120g-2E User's Guide
1. Installing Internal Optional Devices