Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit

3Disconnect the battery power cable from the BBU.

To do so, press down on the lever-like clip on the battery power connector and slide it out of the slot.

Figure 11. Power cable from the battery to the BBU

4Slide the battery out of the plastic.

5Insert the new battery and cable it up.

6If necessary, reinstall the 3ware RAID controller, close up your system and restart it.

7Run a battery test to compute the estimated battery capacity of this new battery.

You can run the battery test from the BBU page of either 3BM or 3DM 2. For detailed instructions, see the 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide.

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AMCC 9000 manual Power cable from the battery to the BBU