Dell PowerEdge 2500SC Attaching Casters to Your Dell System (.pdf) - Page 3

About This Guide This document explains how to activate your Dell™ system's integrated PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID 3/Di controller (PERC 3/Di). Your upgrade kit includes a RAID controller memory module (Figure 1-1), RAID hardware key (Figure 1-2), RAID battery (Figure 1-3), and RAID software. Activating the RAID Controller WARNING: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see "Safety First- For You and Your System" in your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information document. NOTICE: To avoid possible data loss, you should back up all data on the hard-disk drives before changing the mode of operation of the integrated SCSI controller from SCSI to RAID. 1 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the AC power cable from its power source. 2 Open the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" in your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. 3 Remove the system cover. 4 Remove the cooling shroud and peripheral bay (see the system information label on the inside of the system cover). 5 Open the ejectors on the RAID controller memory module socket down and outward, as shown in Figure 1-1, which allows you to insert the memory module into the socket. See the system information label on the inside of the system cover for the location of the RAID controller memory module socket on the system board. Activating the Integrated RAID Controller 1-1