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NOTE: The PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL controller must be installed in a PCI expansion slot.

NOTE: The PERC 3/DC has a battery option; the PERC 3/DCL does not.

Requirements

This chapter describes the installation procedures for the PERC 3/DC, and PERC 3/DCL boards. It also contains the procedure for replacing the PERC 3/DC that has a BC chip with a PERC 3/DC that has a BE chip. You must have the following:

A PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL controller

A host computer with an available 32- or 64-bit, 5 V peripheral component interconnect (PCI) expansion slot

The PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL installation diskettes

The necessary SCSI cables (This depends on the number and type of SCSI devices to be attached.)

Low-voltage differential (LVD) or 160M SCSI hard drives

Dell™ strongly recommends that you have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the entire system.

Optional Equipment

You may also want to install SCSI cables that connect PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL to external SCSI devices.

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