Installation Checklist

Installation ChecklistGET READY

☛Note

It is recommended that you wear a grounded wrist strap when working with hardware installation procedures.

1.____ Power off your computer system.

2.____ Decide which available PCI slot will be used.

3.____ Remove the plate from the I/O access port to the PCI slot.

4.____ Remove the AcceleRAID 352 controller from the anti-static bag.

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5.____ Plug the AcceleRAID 352 controller into a standard PCI slot (PCI 2.1 or 2.2 compliant--if using hotplug feature, must be 2.2).

6.____ Tighten the AcceleRAID 352 controller into the mounting bracket.

7.____ Connect the SCSI cable(s) from your drive(s) and/or device(s) to the desired SCSI channel.

8.____ Check SCSI termination for internal and/or external devices.

9.____ Check disk drives. Be sure termination is set to the disabled position on any disk drive(s) that will not be terminated. For more information, see the documentation that accompanied the disk drives.

10.____ Set SCSI ID on the disk drive(s).

11.____ Enable termination power on disk drive(s).

12.____ Safety check the installation.

☛Note

Review Figure 2-1and Table 2-5 to get familiar with the layout of the AcceleRAID 352 controller and the Connectors, Jumpers, and LED descriptions.

GO

13. ____ Go to Chapter 3, Controller Start-up.

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