Replacing The Fan Bracket; Installing A Sas Controller Daughter Card - Dell PowerVault 500 Owner's Manual

1 release latch 2 fan bracket
3 plastic clip 4 fan bracket slot in power supply cage
5 tabs (2)

Replacing the Fan Bracket

1. Insert the two tabs on the right side of the fan bracket into the two slots on the system board tray.
2. Gently rotate the left end of the fan bracket downward into the system until the release latch and plastic clip fully engage.
3. Reinstall the SAS controller daughter card. See
4. Replace the fans in the fan bracket. See
5. Close the system. See Closing the
6. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
SAS Controller Daughter Card
Your system includes a dedicated slot on the sideplane for a SAS controller daughter card. The SAS controller daughter card provides the SAS storage
subsystem for your system's internal hard drives. The optional SAS RAID controller daughter card allows you to set up any internal hard drives in a RAID
configuration. Although the cabling for the two types of daughter cards is different (the SAS controller daughter card has only one connector, while the SAS
RAID controller daughter card has two), both cards install into the sideplane as described below. The SAS RAID controller daughter card is shown in
12.

Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card

NOTICE: Do not press on the RAID card DIMM while installing the RAID card into the sideplane board.
NOTE: If you are installing a replacement RAID card, do not remove the plastic cover protecting the card until after installation of the card is complete.
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Open the system. See Opening the
3. Disconnect the control panel cable from the sideplane board. See
4. Hold the SAS daughter card by its edges with the card connector facing the sideplane board.
5. Aligning the chassis slots on the SAS daughter card tray with the corresponding hooks on the chassis, insert the card connector into the SAS daughter
card connector on the sideplane board. See Figure 3-12.
Ensure that the card is aligned with the mid-section standoff on the SAS controller daughter card and fully seat the card in the sideplane board.
Figure 3-12. Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card
Installing a SAS Controller Daughter
Replacing a Cooling Fan.
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Removing the Control Panel
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