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Drive backplate connector Power connector Figure 1. ServeRAID-8s controller connector To install the optional 4-drop combination signal and power simple-swap SATA cable, complete the following steps: 1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 18. 2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. 3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 21). 4. Remove the front system fan assembly: a. Disconnect the fan assembly cable from the system board and make a note of where the cable was connected for later installation. b. Press and hold the drive cage release tab on the side of the drive cage; then, rotate the drive cage out of the chassis until the retaining tab on top of the cage locks into place. c. Pull out on the front system fan assembly release tabs (at the blue dots); then, rotate the fan assembly away from the drive cage slightly. d. Remove the cables from the slots on the fan assembly and remove the fan assembly from the drive cage. 5. Disconnect the existing SATA controller cable from the hard disk drive backplate and from the controller; then, remove them from the server. 6. Connect the ServeRAID-8s controller connector end (see Figure 1) of the optional 4-drop combination signal and power simple-swap SATA cable to the ServeRAID-8s controller card; then, for each installed drive, attach one drop from the 4-drop end of the cable to the drive backplate connector (see Figure 1) on the drive cage backplate and connect the power connector to a power drop on the system power cable. Route the cable as shown in the following illustration. Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 39

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To install the optional 4-drop combination signal and power simple-swap SATA
cable, complete the following steps:
1.
Read the safety information that begins on page v and “Installation guidelines”
on page 18.
2.
Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
and external cables.
3.
Unlock and remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page
21).
4.
Remove the front system fan assembly:
a.
Disconnect the fan assembly cable from the system board and make a
note of where the cable was connected for later installation.
b.
Press and hold the drive cage release tab on the side of the drive cage;
then, rotate the drive cage out of the chassis until the retaining tab on top
of the cage locks into place.
c.
Pull out on the front system fan assembly release tabs (at the blue dots);
then, rotate the fan assembly away from the drive cage slightly.
d.
Remove the cables from the slots on the fan assembly and remove the fan
assembly from the drive cage.
5.
Disconnect the existing SATA controller cable from the hard disk drive
backplate and from the controller; then, remove them from the server.
6.
Connect the ServeRAID-8s controller connector end (see Figure 1) of the
optional 4-drop combination signal and power simple-swap SATA cable to the
ServeRAID-8s controller card; then, for each installed drive, attach one drop
from the 4-drop end of the cable to the drive backplate connector (see
Figure 1) on the drive cage backplate and connect the power connector to a
power drop on the system power cable. Route the cable as shown in the
following illustration.
Power connector
Drive backplate connector
ServeRAID-8s controller connector
Figure 1.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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