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WARNING: Safety Instructions
Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system and working environment from potential damage.
WARNING: Do not expose the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) S300 adapter to liquids. To reduce risk of fire hazard, do not cover or obstruct the ventilation openings of the system in which it is installed. Do not install the controller in a
WARNING: Do not operate the controller if it has been dropped or damaged in any way.
WARNING: The controller, like every other electronic part of a system, can be damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded. It is recommended that you wear a grounded antistatic strap and that the system is unplugged before you install the controller.
CAUTION: Cable connectors must be mated carefully with the connectors on the PERC S300 adapter. The connectors are keyed to prevent them from being inserted incorrectly.
CAUTION: Ensure that the current RAID controller (if any) is not currently working on any pending tasks (such as a rebuild) before it is turned off to conduct a system upgrade.
CAUTION: During a firmware update, do not reboot the system that contains the PERC S300 adaper. An update might take up to five minutes per controller.
WARNING: Safety Instructions
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