Installing a SATA RAID kit
The SATA RAID kit provides level 0 and level 1 RAID support for 3.5-inch
simple-swap SATA drives.
Power cable
SAS signal cable
Power cable
Air deflector
Guide channel
SAS/SATA controller
To install the SATA RAID kit, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and “Installation guidelines”
on page 16.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and
all external cables.
3. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective
surface.
4. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 18).
Filler panel
Hard disk
drive assembly
SATA hard disk
drive back plate
5. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
back plate or remove the drives completely (see page 25 for instructions).
6. Disconnect the SATA cables from the system board (see “System-board
internal connectors” on page 12 for the location of the SATA connectors).
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