IBM 8000 Series, 7000 Series manual Mechanical Concerns

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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide

•Handle the ATA RAID Controller by its edges or by the black rail and metal bracket at its two ends.

•Don’t touch any pin, contact, lead or component on theATA RAID Controller.

Mechanical Concerns

Be careful when installing the EscaladeATA RAID Controller into your system. Excessive force can damage the board, the cables, your drives or your system.

•Be sure the board is aligned with its slot on the motherboard before installing. Do not flex the board excessively.

•Interface cable connectors must be mated carefully without bending any pins. The connectors provided are keyed to prevent you from inserting them upside-down.

•Interface cables are fragile and must not be crimped or pinched. Ensure that they do not impede the flow of cooling air from fans or heat sinks in the system case.

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Contents EscaladeTM Copyright Contents Hardware installation List of Figures 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Features Before You BeginPackage Contents Tools Required CBL-P-SATA Parallel to Serial Drive Converter KitMechanical Concerns Hardware Installation To remove an existing Escalade ATA RAID ControllerInstalling a Parallel ATA RAID Controller Install the Escalade ATA RAID Controller in the computerConnect the drives to the interface cables Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller Tors without bending any pinsUsing native serial ATA drives Check your installation and close the case Check motherboard boot sequenceBios Screen 3ware Disk Array Configuration UtilityHot spare and hot swap Exiting the 3ware Bios tool Invoking the 3ware Bios tool3DM Configure Determining your configuration Disk Array Configuration Main Display, RAID 1 ExampleDisplaying advance details Creating a disk arrayCreate Disk Array Display, RAID 0 Example Single disk. RAID 5 arrays require a minimum of three Modifying a disk array Changing an existing configurationSpecifying a Hot Spare Deleting a disk arrayHow to maintain or verify a disk array Rebuilding a mirrored disk arrayRebuilding a RAID 5 disk array DegradedDegraded RAID 5 Array Drive When Not in Use Rebuild Array Status Display, RAID 1 Example If your system has hot swap carriers Press F8 to start a rebuild with this drive Additional Procedures 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Hardware installation3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Appendix a Compliance Conformity Statements Limited Warranty Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and ServiceExclusions State Law Provisions Obtaining Warranty Protection3ware Technical Support and Services Sales and ordering information3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Index Whql