Raid Controller Card - Dell PowerEdge 2650 Service Manual

11. Replace the cover (see "Replacing the
12. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
13. Enter the System Setup program and verify that the setting for the SCSI controller has changed to reflect the presence of the RAID hardware (see
"Using the System Setup Program").
14. Install the RAID software.
See the RAID controller documentation for more information.

RAID Controller Card

Installing a RAID Controller Card
Follow these general guidelines when installing a RAID controller card. For specific instructions, see the documentation supplied with the RAID controller card.
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, read the safety instructions in your System Information document.
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information document.
NOTICE: To avoid possible data loss, back up all data on the hard drives before changing the mode of operation of the integrated SCSI controller from
SCSI to RAID.
1. Unpack the RAID controller card, and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the
4. Install the RAID controller card (see
5. Connect SCSI interface cables supplied with the card to the SCSIA and/or SCSIB connectors on the SCSI backplane board.
NOTE: Cables can be connected from the RAID controller card to SCSIA and/or SCSIB backplane board connector(s). A backplane board connector
that is not attached to the RAID controller card will use the onboard SCSI controller or optional integrated RAID controller.
To identify the connector on the RAID controller card, see documentation for the card. See
SCSI backplane board.
Route the SCSI cables over the SCSI backplane board to the expansion-card cage.
6. Connect the external SCSI devices to the card's external connector on the system's back panel.
If you are attaching multiple external SCSI devices, daisy-chain the devices to each other using the cables shipped with each device.
7. Replace the cover (see "Removing the
8. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
9. Install any required SCSI device drivers (see "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers" in the User's Guide).
10. Test the SCSI devices.
Test a SCSI hard drive by running the SCSI Controllers test in the system diagnostics.
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