Connecting External Devices; Next Steps - Adaptec RAID 5805Z Installation And User Manual

External SAS cable
connecting to a
drive bay
When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer
3
cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with

Connecting External Devices

Note:
If you are not connecting any external devices, see the following section,
Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your external device(s), such as disk
drives or disk drive enclosures.
Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables,
visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.

Next Steps

If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array,
continue with
If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Controller connected to backplane
with Internal mini-SAS to mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 to SFF-8087)
Controller connected to backplane
with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484)
Creating a Bootable Array on page
Disk drives on
backplane
Disk drives on
backplane
Connecting External Devices on page
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