Power cable
SAS signal cable
Power cable
Air deflector
Guide channel
SAS/SATA controller
To install the SATA RAID back plate, complete the following steps:
1. Install the back plate:
a. Make sure that the air deflector is in the open position.
b. Connect the power supply cables to the power cables on the SATA RAID kit
back plate.
c. Slide the back plate into the card guides, making sure that any nearby wires
or cables are not trapped or pinched.
d. Press firmly until the back plate is fully seated.
e. Rotate the air deflector into place, making certain that no cables are pinched
beneath it, and press it down firmly.
f. Connect the back plate cable to the signal connector on the SAS/SATA
controller.
2. Connect the cable from the back plate to the signal connector on the SAS/SATA
controller.
3. Install the cover (see “Installing the cover” on page 29).
4. Insert the hard disk drives that you removed in “Removing a SATA RAID back
plate” on page 56 fully into the bays (see “Installing a simple-swap Serial ATA
hard disk drive” on page 35 ).
5. Slide the server into the rack.
6. Connect the cables and power cords.
7. Turn on all attached devices and the server.
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