Safety Information
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Note:
Some low-cost motherboards have a single PCI Express
slot which is reserved for a video card. These slots cannot
accommodate a 9650SE RAID controller or other PCI-E
device.
Warning!
Do
NOT
insert the 9650SE controller into a PCI-X
slot. Doing so could potentially damage the board or the
system, and void the warranty.
Deciding Whether to Use the LED Status Connector
3ware RAID controllers include two types of LED status
connectors:
Overall indicator, which lights when any drive is active.
Individual LED indicators, for each drive. (Not supported on
chassis that have a common ground.)
If you are building a system from scratch, you may want to consider
using a chassis or drive carrier that is compatible with the 3ware
RAID controller activity LEDs, such as the AMCC RDC-400-
SATA drive carrier, available through AMCC. Please check the
3ware web site for the Chassis Reference list (
www.3ware.com/
products/compatibility_sata.asp
).
Most chassis have a single drive activity cable that you can connect
to the overall activity indicator on the 3ware 9650SE controller. For
the location of the overall drive activity connector, see the figure for
the appropriate controller on page 20 and 22, and refer to Table 2,
“LED Indicator Pin Positions,” on page 23.
Note:
If you are using a chassis that includes a Chassis
Control Unit (CCU), follow the instructions that came with the
chassis to connect the I
2
C cable (Chassis Control Cable) from
the CCU to the I
2
C connector on the 9650SE.
