HP Xw4550 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Installation Manual page 4

Step 2—Installing the RAID controller card
Install the RAID controller card into the selected slot on the system board. Verify that the keyed
components of the card align with the slot.
Figure 2 Installing the SAS-SATA controller
Step 3—Configuring the cabling
The RAID controller card may be used to control hard drives located in the internal hard drive bays and
hard drives located in the optical bays.
The data cable connections for RAID differ between workstation models. To determine the correct
connection for your hard drives, identify the applicable HP workstation model and the location of the
hard drive being connected in the following table. To connect existing hard drives, disconnect the existing
single data cables from the system board and choose the correct connection type.
The LED cable connection is similar for all HP workstation models.
Table 1 Data cable configuration guide
HP workstation model
HP xw Workstation series
HP 400 Workstations
HP 600 Workstations
HP 600 Workstations
4 LSI SAS 3041E Serial Attached SCSI RAID Host Bus Adapter installation
Location of hard drive
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Internal hard drive bay
●
Optical bay
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Internal hard drive bay
●
Optical bay
Connection type
Connecting standard data
cables on page 6
Connecting blind-mate
data cables on page 5
Connecting standard data
cables on page 6
Description
Use the data cable provided with
the hard drive to connect the hard
drive to the RAID controller card.
The blind-mate data cables from
the internal hard drives are
disconnected from the system
board and connected to the
appropriate port connectors on the
RAID controller card.
Use the data cable provided with
the hard drive to connect the hard
drive to the RAID controller card.
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