Tools Required; System Requirements; Personal Safety - 3Ware 3W-6800 User Manual

Tools required

• An ESD grounding strap or mat
• Standard hand tools to open your system's case and install the
Escalade Storage Switch into an available PCI expansion slot.

System requirements

The Escalade Storage Switch requires a workstation-class or
server-class CPU whose bus complies with PCI 2.1 standards,
and a PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifica-
tions. The storage switch requires one full-size PCI-bus slot. It
may be connected to up to two, four or eight IDE/ATA drives by
the supplied 40-pin, 80-conductor ribbon interface cables.
Note:
the Escalade Storage Switch and the black end plugs into
the drive.
Drives must meet UltraATA-100, UltraATA-66 or UltraATA-33
standards, but may be of any capacity or physical form factor.
Length of unshielded interface cables may not exceed 18" (45.7
cm).

Personal safety

Warning!
equipment. Before installing any of the hardware in this
package or removing the protective covers of any com-
puter equipment, turn off power switches and disconnect
power cords. Do not reconnect the power cords until you
have replaced the covers.
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The blue end of the ribbon interface cable plugs into
High voltages may be found inside computer
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