Dell PowerEdge 850 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 66

Figure 7-9. Cabling Four SCSI Hard Drives to the SCSI Controller Card
6. Ensure that all cables are firmly connected and arranged so that they will not catch on the computer cover or block airflow inside the system.
7. Install the cooling shroud. See
8. Install the cover. See "Replacing the
9. Stand the system upright.
10. Install the bezel. See "Installing the
11. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
12. Partition and logically format the hard drive. See the operating system documentation for more information.
13. Install any required device drivers.
14. Run the hard drive tests in the system diagnostics to determine whether the drive operates properly. See
If the drive is connected to a SATA RAID controller card, see the RAID controller card documentation for information on testing the controller.
If the drive is connected to a SCSI controller card, run the SCSI controller tests and the hard-drive tests in the system diagnostics. See
System Diagnostics."
If the hard drive fails the hard-drive tests or does not operate properly, see
Front-Access SCSI Hard Drives (Non-Hot-Plug)
The drive bays in a system with an optional SCSI backplane board and optional non-RAID SCSI controller card provide space for up to four front-access SCSI
hard drives. The hard drives plug into the SCSI backplane board, which is connected to the controller card (see Figure 7-10.) For instructions on installing the
optional SCSI backplane board, see
Figure 7-10. SCSI Hard Drives Connected to a SCSI Controller Card
"Installing the Cooling Shroud" in "Installing System Components."
Cover" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Bezel" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
"Installing the Optional SCSI Backplane
"Getting Help."
Board."
"Running the System Diagnostics."
"Running the