Installing A Sas Controller Card - Dell PowerEdge HX574 Hardware Owner's Manual

4 If you are removing a battery-cached SAS RAID controller, disconnect the
RAID battery cable from the card.
5 Remove the card from the expansion slot.
See "Removing an Expansion Card" on page 83.

Installing a SAS Controller Card

CAUTION:
should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the
product.
1 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect
the system from the electrical outlet.
2 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 67.
3 Install the controller card in the expansion slot labeled
INTERNAL_STORAGE.
For instructions on installing the card, see "Installing an Expansion Card"
on page 80.
4 Connect the card to the SAS backplane
Connect the SAS data cable connector labelled "Controller 0" to the
a
white connector on the card, and the connector labelled "Controller 1"
to the black connector on the card. See Figure 3-25.
Route the SAS data cable and the SATA cable connected to the
b
peripheral interposer board under the lower right corner of the system
board (as oriented in Figure 6-1), and route the cables through the
cable clips on the inner side of the chassis.
Attach the connector labeled "BKPLN A" to connector SAS A on the
c
backplane, and attach the connector labeled "BKPLN B" to connector
SAS B on the backplane.
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Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You