IBM x3650 M3 User Manual

c. Install the SAS riser-card with the SAS controller into the connector on the
system board, making sure that the alignment post goes through the hole
in the controller. Press the riser card into place until the latch at the rear of
the card snaps closed.
18. Connect the SAS signal cables to the SAS controller:
a. Connect the SAS signal cable from the right side of the hard disk drive
backplane to the right front connector on the SAS controller (as facing the
front of the server).
b. Connect the SAS signal cable that comes with the 4 Pac HDD upgrade
option kit from the left side of the hard disk drive backplane to the left
front connector on the SAS controller (as facing the front of the server).
19. If you removed any fans, install them.
20. Insert the hard disk drives and the fillers the rest of the way into the bays.
Figure 60. SAS controller installation
Figure 61. SAS signal cable connection
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IBM x3650 M3 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	x3650 M3
Category	Server
Language	English