Installing A Sata Raid Kit - IBM System x3250 User Manual

Installing a SATA RAID kit

The SATA RAID kit provides level 0 and level 1 RAID support for 3.5-inch
simple-swap SATA drives.
To install the SATA RAID kit, complete the following steps:
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IBM System x3250 Types 4364 and 4365: User's Guide
SAS signal cable
Power cable
Air deflector
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 16.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and
all external cables.
3. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective
surface.
4. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 18).
Hard disk
drive assembly
5. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
back plate or remove the drives completely (see page 25 for instructions).
6. Disconnect the SATA cables from the system board (see "System-board
internal connectors" on page 12 for the location of the SATA connectors).
SAS/SATA controller
Power cable
Guide channel
SATA hard disk
drive back plate
Filler panel