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2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 , with the provided standoffs • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation • SAS or SATA hard drives up to 6Gb/s speed • Provided SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see step 4 in "Installing the RAID Controller") Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the power to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 3. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see Figure 1). To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see your server system documentation. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 7

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Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User’s Guide
7
2
Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2WG160
Hardware Installation
Requirements
•
Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2WG160 , with the provided standoffs
•
A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot
•
Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation
•
SAS or SATA hard drives up to 6Gb/s speed
•
Provided SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see step 4 in
“Installing the
RAID Controller”
)
Note:
Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Installing the RAID Controller
To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps:
1.
Turn off the power to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components.
Remove the power cord(s).
2.
Remove the server cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation.
3.
Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express*
slot (see
Figure 1
). To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an
add-in card, see your server system documentation.