Figure 1. Installing The Barrel Standoff; Figure 2. Installing Intel ® Integrated Raid Module Rms2Af0X0 - Intel AXXRMS2AF080 Hardware User's Manual

5. Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the card is properly seated in the
connectors, and then insert the three pin standoffs into the barrel standoffs
respectively ( see
6. Connect the SAS/SATA cables from the backplane (or hard drives) to the RAID
module (see
Right-angle end or Vertical end of the SAS/SATA cable to the SAS connectors of
the controller, see your server/workstation board or chassis documentation. Make
sure the cables are properly connected to the controller.
Note: System throughput problems can occur if non-standard SAS cables are used.
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Figure 1. Installing the Barrel Standoff

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Figure 2. Installing Intel
Figure 3). For information regarding connecting the recommended
To minimize the potential for problems:
Use cables no longer than ten meters for SAS and one meter for SATA. It is
better to use the shortest possible cables. The cable length should be reduced
by about one foot (.33 meters) if using a backplane.
You may connect one device per SATA/SAS cable either as a device or as an
expander.
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