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SAS Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines

Figure 3-13. SAS Controller Daughter Card Cabling With 3.5-inch x4 Backplane

Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card

1
Disconnect the control panel cable. See "Removing the Control Panel
Assembly" on page 122
2
Disconnect any SAS cables from the card.
3
Gently press down on the release tab while sliding the SAS controller
daughter card in its tray away from the sideplane connector, freeing the
chassis slots on the tray from the chassis hooks, and lifting the card from
the system. See Figure3-12.
Configuring the Boot Device
NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or
SCSI adapter. See support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting
from external devices.
1 SAS controller 0 2 SAS controller daughter card
3 SAS controller 1 4 SAS backplane A
5 3.5-inch x4 backplane
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