Dell DR715, T605 owner manual Installing System Components

NOTE: If you are installing a replacement SAS/RAID card, do not remove the plastic cover protecting the card until after installation of the card is complete.

1Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 68.

3Remove the expansion card shroud. See "Removing the Expansion Card Shroud" on page 72.

4Prepare the card for installation.

See the documentation that came with the card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for your system.

5Open the expansion card retainer adjacent to the slot. See Figure 3-26.

6Insert the SAS card into the expansion card connector on the system board and press down firmly (a SAS/RAID card can only be installed in slot 2). See Figure 3-26. Ensure that the card is fully seated in the slot. See Figure 6-1 for the location of the expansion card slots on the system board.

7Close the expansion-card retainer to secure the card in the system.

NOTICE: Do not route card cables over or behind the cards. Cables routed over the cards can prevent the system cover from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment.

8Your SAS controller card can either be cabled directly to the internal hard drives, or cabled to the SAS/SATA backplane if your system has a lever- release hard drive bay (when available).

Using the appropriate interface cable, attach one end of the cable to connector 0 on the SAS controller card and the other end to either the internal hard drives or the SAS/SATA backplane connector.

–See Figure 3-12 for SAS cabling guidelines to the internal hard drives.

–See Figure 3-27 for SAS cabling guidelines to the SAS/SATA backplane.

NOTE: Be sure to connect the cable according to the connector labels on the cable. The cable is not operational if reversed.

9If applicable, connect the LED cable from the SAS controller card to the system board connector (PERC_LED). See Figure 6-1 to locate the connector.

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Installing System Components