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Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Power off the computer, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express* add-in card slots. For instructions, see your server chassis documentation. 3. Align the controller's connector with a x4 PCI Express* slot on the server board. 4. Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the card is properly seated in the slot, as shown in Figure 1. Secure the bracket to the computer chassis. Figure 1. Inserting the Intel® RAID Controller SASWT4I into a PCI Express* Slot 5. Connect the SAS/SATA cables from the backplane (or hard drives) to the RAID Controller (see Figure 2). Make sure the cables are properly connected to the controller. 6 Intel® RAID Controller SASWT4I Hardware User's Guide

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Intel® RAID Controller SASWT4I Hardware User’s Guide
Installing the RAID Controller
To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps:
1.
Power off the computer, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove
the power cord from the computer.
2.
Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express* add-in card slots. For
instructions, see your server chassis documentation.
3.
Align the controller’s connector with a x4 PCI Express* slot on the server board.
4.
Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the card is properly seated in the slot, as
shown in
Figure 1
. Secure the bracket to the computer chassis.
Figure 1. Inserting the Intel
®
RAID Controller SASWT4I into a PCI Express*
Slot
5.
Connect the SAS/SATA cables from the backplane (or hard drives) to the RAID
Controller (see
Figure 2
). Make sure the cables are properly connected to the
controller.