Dell R410 owner manual Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card, 101

Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card

WARNING: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin this procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.

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

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 82.

3If installed, remove the expansion card. See "Removing an Expansion Card" on page 99.

4To install the controller card in the expansion slot on the riser labeled "STORAGE_PCIE":

a Hold the card by its edges.

b Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated and the plastic card guide fits over the edges of the card.

5Connect the card to the SAS backplane:

a Connect the SAS data cable connector to the integrated storage controller card. See Figure 3-12.

NOTE: Be sure to connect the cable according to the connector labels on the cable. The cable will not function properly if reversed.

bRoute the SAS data cable through the channel on the inner side of the chassis.

cAttach the connector labeled "SAS A" to connector SAS A on the backplane, and attach the connector labeled "SAS B" to connector SAS B on the backplane. See Figure 3-12. Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 83.

6Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.

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