Owner's manual

Hardware Installation 19
Hardware Installation
This chapter describes how to install the Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS)
6/iR Adapter.
NOTE: If the SAS 6/iR Integrated is embedded on the system motherboard, it does not
require any installation. See your system’s Hardware Owner’s Manual or the User’s
Guide for instructions.
Installing the SAS 6/iR Adapter
CAUTION: For some systems, only trained service technicians are authorized to
remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
Before performing any procedure, see the safety information that shipped with
your system.
1 Unpack the SAS 6/iR Adapter and check for damage.
NOTE: Contact Dell if the controller is damaged.
2 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system
from the electrical outlet. See your system’s
Hardware Owner’s Manual
or the User’s Guide for more information on power supplies.
3 Disconnect the system from the network and remove the cover of the
system. See your system’s
Hardware Owner’s Manual or the User’s Guide
for more information on opening the system.
4 Select an appropriate PCI-E slot. Remove the blank filler bracket on the
back of the system aligned with the PCI-E slot you have selected.
NOTE: For more information about your system’s PCI-E slots, see your
system’s Hardware Owner’s Manual.
5 Align the SAS 6/iR Adapter to the P CI-E slot you have selected.
6 Insert the controller gently, but firmly, until the controller is firmly seated
in the PCI-E slot. See Figure 4-1.
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