Installing The Megaraid Sas 9268-8I Card - Dell PowerEdge C8000 Hardware Owner's Manual

1 HDD LED connector on hard-drive
LED board
3 mini-SAS connector 4-7 on
MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i card
5 RAID battery connector on
MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i card
7 HDD LED connector on backplane
9 power connector on NPDB

Installing the MegaRAID SAS 9268-8i Card

CAUTION:
should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized is not covered by
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
CAUTION:
card riser. Do not attempt to install expansion cards directly into the riser
connector on the system board.
1 Unpack the MegaRAID 9265-8i card and prepare it for installation. For
instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2 Connect the mini-SAS cables to the MegaRAID SAS card. Press down on
the locking tab to secure the mini-SAS cables.
3 Connect the RAID battery cable to the MegaRAID SAS card. See
Figure 3-37, or Figure 3-38 cable routing diagram.
When connecting the RAID battery cable, the RAID battery should be
installed on the hard-drive LED board assembly. "Installing the RAID
Battery" on page 177.
4 Hold the card by its edges, position the card so that the card edge
connector aligns with the connector on the expansion card riser. See
Figure 3-35.
5 Insert the card edge connector firmly into the riser connector until the
card is fully seated.
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Installing System Components
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You
Expansion cards can only be installed in the slots on the expansion
2 mini-SAS connector 0-3 on
MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i card
4 mini-SAS connector 1 on hot-plug
hard-drive backplane
6 mini-SAS connector 2 on hot-plug
hard-drive backplane
8 mini-SAS connector on backplane
10 RAID battery connector on RAID
battery