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Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller
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5 Remove the metal filler bracket for the slot.
Save this screw; it will be used to secure the serial 3ware RAID
controller after you have seated it in the slot.
6 Position the card in the slot so that the contacts will mate with
the grooves in the slot, and all pins make proper contact with
the PCI slot pins when pushed into place.
The 3ware RAID controller is keyed to ensure proper
installation into a full-sized PCI slot.
Make sure that the contacts will mate with the grooves in the
slot.
7 Press down gently on the edge of the 3ware RAID controller
directly above the slot until it is fully seated.
8 Check that the 3ware RAID controller’s metal bracket covers
the hole in the case and secure the bracket with the screw that
was used to secure the filler bracket in step 5.
To connect the interface cables to the drives
1 If your drives are not already installed in the computer chassis
or hot swap carriers, install them now. Be sure that the drives
are connected to the power supply, either by cable or through
the drive cage.
2 For each drive, select the end of an interface cable not
connected to the 3ware RAID Controller and plug it into the
drive or drive carrier.
One edge of each interface cable connector is keyed to ensure
proper installation.
3 (Optional) Connect the drive activity LED connectors. See the
connection details on Figure 1.