9
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS18E User’s Guide
2
Intel
®
RAID Controller
SRCSAS18E Hardware Installation
This chapter describes the procedures used to install the Intel
®
RAID Controller
SRCSAS18E with internal and external connectors. It contains the following sections:
• Requirements
• Quick Installation
• Detailed Installation
• SAS Device Cables
• Replacing a Failed Controller that Contains Data in the Intel
®
RAID Portable Cache
Module 2
• After Installing the Storage Adapter
Requirements
The following items are required to install a RAID Controller SRCSAS18E:
• An Intel
®
RAID Controller SRCSAS18E
• A host system with an available x8 PCI Express* expansion slot
• The
Resource CD
, which contains drivers and documentation
• The necessary internal cables
• SAS or SATA hard disk drives
Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
