3.11 Intel® Sas Expander Card Installation; 2.5" Front Drive Bay Support; Figure 100. Sas Expander Mezzanine Card Installation - Intel R2000WF series Service Manual

Intel ® Server System R2000WF Product Family System Integration and Service Guide
3.11 Intel® SAS Expander Card Installation
Depending on the front drive bay configuration, 2.5" or 3.5" drive support, and drive type (6Gb/s SAS/SATA
or 12 Gb/s SAS), the 2U server system can support different Intel® SAS Expander card options.
3.11.1

2.5" Front Drive Bay Support

For Intel® Server Systems supporting 2.5" drive carriers, an Intel® SAS Expander Mezzanine Card option is
mounted internally behind the front drive bays.
Intel product code: RES3TV360 (12Gb)
1. Locate the Intel SAS RAID Expander Mezzanine Card.
2. Remove the system cover (see Section 2.2.1).
3. Remove the air duct (see Section 2.3.1).
4. Remove the system fan module (see Section 2.4.1).
5. Attach the rubber bumpers to the white circle targets on the bottom side of the RAID Expander card.
6. Align the three screw holes of the RAID Expander card with the matching threaded holes on the base of
the chassis directly behind the front drive bays (see Letter 'A').
7. Secure the RAID Expander card to the chassis using three screws (8 in/lb torque for each screw)(see
Letter 'B').
8. Locate and remove the power splitter cable from the RAID Expander kit.
9. Attach the power splitter cable to the power cable designated for use on the middle drive bay module.
10. Attach the 1x4-pin power connector from the splitter cable to the RAID Expander card.
11. Attach the 2x2-pin power connector from the splitter to the middle hot swap backplane.

Figure 100. SAS Expander Mezzanine Card Installation

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