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Installing the ServeRAID-8i adapter
An optional ServeRAID-8i adapter can be installed only in its dedicated connector
on the PCI board. See the following illustration for the location of the connector on
the PCI board. The ServeRAID-8i adapter is not cabled to the server and no
rerouting of the SAS cables are required.
Note: The blue handle that comes with the adapter is required to install the
adapter.
To install the ServeRAID-8i adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords.
3. Remove all the cables from the connectors on the I/O board.
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted
5. Remove the ServeRAID-8i adapter from the package, using the plastic handle.
6. Position the ServeRAID-8i adapter so that the metal locking clasp is at the rear
ServeRAID-8i
slot
page 20.
Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover and bezel" on page 22).
surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the adapter by the top edge or
upper corners of the adapter and remove it from the package.
Attention:
Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the server or the
ServeRAID-8i adapter.
of the server; then, press the ServeRAID-8i adapter firmly into the connector.
ServeRAID-8i adapter
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