Broadcom 95xx User Guide
Broadcom
®
95xx PCIe 4.0 MegaRAID
®
and HBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapters
Adapter Installation Instructions
This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to install your adapter. To install the adapter, follow these steps:
1. Unpack your adapter.
Unpack and remove the adapter. Inspect the adapter for damage. If it appears damaged, contact Broadcom
Technical Support.
ATTENTION
To avoid the risk of data loss, back up your data before you change your system configuration.
2. Turn off the power to the system.
Turn off the power to the computer, and disconnect the AC power cord. Remove the computer cover. Refer to the
system documentation for instructions. Before you install the adapter, make sure that the computer is disconnected
from the power and from any networks.
CAUTION
Disconnect the computer from the power supply and from any networks to which you will install the adapter,
or you risk damaging the system or experiencing electrical shock.
3. Review the adapter connectors. See Broadcom MegaRAID and HBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapter Characteristics for
diagrams of the adapters that show their connectors.
4. Check the mounting bracket on the adapter.
If required for your system, replace the full-profile mounting bracket that ships on the adapter with the low-profile
bracket supplied. Complete the following steps to attach the low-profile bracket.
a) Using a No. 1 Phillips screwdriver that is ESD safe, remove the two Phillips screws that connect the full-profile
bracket to the board. Unscrew the two screws located at the top and bottom edges of the board. Avoid touching
any board components with the screwdriver or the bracket.
b) Remove the full-profile bracket. Do not damage the adapter.
c) Place the adapter on top of the low-profile bracket. Position the bracket so that the screw holes in the tabs align
with the openings in the board.
d) Using a No. 1 Phillips torque screwdriver that is ESD safe, set to a maximum torque of 4.8 ± 0.5 inch-pounds.
Replace the two Phillips screws removed in Step a.
ATTENTION
Exceeding this torque specification can damage the board, connectors, or screws, and can void the
warranty on the board.
ATTENTION
Damage caused to the board as a result of changing the bracket can void the warranty on the board.
Adapters returned without a bracket mounted on the board will be returned without return merchandise
authorization (RMA) processing.
5. Insert the adapter into an available PCIe slot. Select a PCIe slot, and align the adapter’s PCIe bus connector to the
slot, as shown in the following figure. Press down gently, but firmly, to make sure that the adapter is seated correctly in
the slot. Secure the bracket to the computer chassis with the bracket screw.
NOTE
Adapters with a x8 host interface can operate in x8 or x16 slots. However, some x16 PCIe slots support only
PCIe graphics cards; an adapter installed in one of these slots will not function. Refer to the guide for your
motherboard for information about the PCIe slots.
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