Installation - Areca ARC-1880 Series User Manual

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
• Before opening the system cover, turn off power switches and
unplug the power cords. Do not reconnect the power cords until
you have replaced the covers.
Electrostatic Discharge
Static electricity can cause serious damage to the electronic com-
ponents on this 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller. To avoid damage
caused by electrostatic discharge, observe the following precau-
tions:
• Do not remove the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller from its anti-stat-
ic packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case.
• Handle the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller by its edges or by the
metal mounting brackets at its each end.
• Before you handle the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller in any way,
touch a grounded, anti-static surface, such as an unpainted por-
tion of the system chassis, for a few seconds to discharge any
built-up static electricity.

2.3 Installation

Use the following instructions below to install a PCIe 2.0 6Gb/s SAS
RAID controller.
Step 1. Unpack
Unpack and remove the PCIe 2.0 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller from
the package. Inspect it carefully, if anything is missing or damaged,
contact your local dealer.
Step 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 sys-
tem documentation.
Step 3. Check Memory Module
Be sure of the cache memory module is present and seated firmly
in the DIMM socket (DDR2-800) for ARC1880ix-12/16/24 models.
The physical memory configuration for ARC-1880ix series is one
240-pin DDR2-800 ECC registered SDRAM DIMM module.
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