Oracle X5-8 Service Manual page 206

Install the HBA Card
Two cables with mini SAS connectors connect the HBA to the storage drive backplane.
10. Disconnect the SAS cables from the HBA card [2].
Note -
11. Remove the HBA card the rest of the way from the SMOD.
"Install the HBA Card" on page 206
Next Steps ■
Install the HBA Card
The host bus adapter (HBA) card is installed in an internal PCIe slot on the SMOD
motherboard.
"Remove the HBA Card" on page 203
Before You Begin ■
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Do not disconnect the cables from the SMOD.