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1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
Express5800/R120g-2M User’s Guide
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Chapter 2 Preparations
Installing RAID Controller
1.17.5
This section describes how to install an optional RAID Controller to the slot dedicated to RAID Controller.
(1)
When using the optional RAID controller (N8103-176/177/178)
For details, see the manual that comes with optional RAID Controller (N8103-176/177/178).
Important
You must avoid static electricity to work with the procedure below. For
details, see
Chapter 1 (1.8 Anti-static Measures) in Safety Precautions ans
Regulatory Notices
.
Up to 31 logical drives can be created. Do not create 32 or more logical
drives
Note
When installing an optional RAID Controller, run the BIOS Setup utility, select
PCI Configuration
from the
Advanced
menu, and then make sure that the
parameter of
PCI Slot
xx
ROM
(
xx
is PCI slot number) is set to
Enabled
.
When connecting a RAID Controller, set the boot priority to 8th or higher in the
Boot
menu of the BIOS Setup utility. If the setting is 9th or lower, the
configuration menu for RAID Controllers cannot be launched.
Installation
Take the following procedure to install RAID Controller (N8103-176/177/178).
1. See steps 1 to 6 in
Chapter 2 (1.2 Overview of Installation and Removal)
for preparations.
2. Remove the four screws and remove PCI
riser card unit.
3. Remove the two screws from RAID
Controller, and remove PCI bracket.
4. Remove the two screws from server chassis,
and remove RAID Controller bracket.