Installing the SAS/SATA controller
To install the SAS/SATA RAID controller, complete the following steps:
1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the SAS/SATA controller to
any unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, remove the SAS/SATA
controller from the package.
2. Position the SAS/SATA controller over the connector and the plastic standoff;
then, press the SAS/SATA controller firmly into the connector and onto the
plastic standoff.
Mini-PCI controller slot
Mini-SAS/SATA controller
Alignment holes
Alignment pins
3. Connect the signal cable to the SAS/SATA controller.
4. Install and lock the side cover (see “Installing the side cover” on page 53).
5. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the attached
devices and turn on the server.
Removing the optional mini-PCI-X enablement card
To remove the mini-PCI-X enablement card, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 47.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
and external cables.
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 52).
4. Open the rear adapter-retention bracket until the release lever on the right side
of the bracket clicks into place.
5. Carefully disengage the tabs on each side of the mini-PCI slot connector and
the front of the mini-PCI-X enablement card from the plastic standoff.
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