This chapter describes how to install the Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 6/iR Adapter.
NOTE: If the SAS 6/iR Integrated is embedded on the system motherboard, it does not require any installation. See your system's Hardware Owner's Manual or the User's Guide for instructions.
Installing the SAS 6/iR Adapter
CAUTION: For some systems, only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see the safety information that shipped with your system.
Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system
from the electrical outlet. See your system's Hardware Owner's Manual
or the User's Guide for more information on power supplies.
Disconnect the system from the network and remove the cover of the
system. See your system's Hardware Owner's Manual or the User's Guide
for more information on opening the system.
Select an appropriate PCI-E slot. Remove the blank filler bracket on the
back of the system aligned with the PCI-E slot you have selected.
NOTE: For more information about your system's PCI-E slots, see your system's Hardware Owner's Manual.
Align the SAS 6/iR Adapter to the PCI-E slot you have selected.
Insert the controller gently, but firmly, until the controller is firmly seated
in the PCI-E slot. See Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1. Installing a SAS 6/iR Adapter
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bracket screw
2
SAS 6/iR Adapter
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PCI-E slot
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PCI bracket
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filler bracket
Tighten the bracket screw, if any, or use the system's retention clips to
secure the controller to the system's chassis.
Connect the cables from the end devices or the backplane of the system to
the controller. See Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-2. Connecting the Cable
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SAS 6/iR Adapter
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SAS x4 internal connector
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cable
Replace the cover of the system. See your system's Hardware Owner's
Manual or the User's Guide for more information on closing the system.
Reconnect the power cable(s) and network cables, and then turn on the
system.
