Raid Battery; Removing A Raid Battery - Dell 8 Owner's Manual

RAID Battery

The information in this section applies only to systems with the optional
PERC controller cards without an integral battery backup unit.
NOTE:
For M710, M610, and M610x the RAID battery connectors are located on the
system board. To locate the connectors for the RAID battery on the system board,
see the appropriate figure in "System Board Connectors" on page 316.

Removing a RAID Battery

1 Remove the blade. See "Removing a Blade" on page 145.
2 Open the system. See "Opening the Blade" on page 149.
3 Press the tab on the RAID battery cable connector and pull the cable
connector out of the connector on the storage card. See Figure 3-27.
4 Remove the battery.
For systems with a battery carrier:
Pull the battery carrier release tab, and lift the battery carrier out of
a
the battery-carrier slots on the chassis. See Figure 3-27.
Pull back gently on the two tabs holding the RAID battery and lift the
b
RAID battery from the battery carrier. See Figure 3-27.
For M910, slide the battery to free the tabs on the RAID battery from the
battery carrier on the system board and lift the RAID battery from the
system board (see Figure 3-28).
For systems (M710, M610, and M610x) without a battery carrier, slide the
battery to free the tabs on the RAID battery from the metal standoffs on
the system board and lift the RAID battery from the system board (see
Figure 3-29 and Figure 3-30).
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