User Manual

16 Hardware Installation

Figure 3-3. Connecting the Cable for 6 Gbps SAS HBA

Replace the cover of the system.

For more information on closing the system, see your system’s

Hardware

Owner’s Manual

or the

User’s Guide.

Reconnect the power cable(s) and network cables, and then turn

on the system.

NOTE: For more information on connecting your 6 Gbps SAS HBA to an RBOD

enclosure or external tape device see your system’s Hardware Owner’s Manual on

the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.

NOTE: The 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards do not support

installing an operating system on a disk attached to the 6 Gbps SAS HBA or a tape

drive.

NOTE: Hard drives are not supported on the Internal Tape Adapter.

1 6 Gbps SAS HBA 2 Cable from the external tape device or

enclosure