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Personal Safety Instructions
Use the following safety instructions to help you protect your computer system from potential damage
and to ensure your own personal safety.
Always wear a grounding strap or work on an ESD-protective mat.
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Before opening the system cover, turn off power switches and unplug the power cords. Do not
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reconnect the power cords until you have replaced the covers.
Electrostatic Discharge
Static electricity can cause serious damage to the electronic components on this 12Gb/s SAS RAID
controller. To avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:
Do not remove the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller from its antistatic packaging until you are ready
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to install it into a computer case.
Handle the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller by its edges or by the metal mounting brackets at its
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each end.
Before you handle the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller in any way, touch a grounded, anti-static
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surface, such as an unpainted portion of the system chassis, for a few seconds to discharge any
built-up static electricity.
2.4. Installation
Use the instructions below to install a 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller.
2.4.1. Unpack
Unpack and remove the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller from the package. Inspect it carefully, if anything is
missing or damaged, contact your local dealer.
2.4.2. Power PC/Server Off
Turn off computer and remove the AC power cord. Remove the system's cover. For the instructions,
please see the computer system documentation.
2.4.3. Install the 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers
To install the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller, remove the mounting screw and existing bracket from the
rear panel behind the selected PCIe 3.0 slot. Align the gold-fingered edge on the card with the selected
PCIe 3.0 slot. Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the card is properly seated in the slot, as
shown in Figure 2. Then, screw the bracket into the computer chassis. The RAID controllers require a
PCIe 3.0 x8 slot for better performance.
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