Installing The Storage Controller Card - Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 87. Removing the storage controller card
Next steps
1. Install the storage controller

Installing the storage controller card

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
Steps
1. Connect the SAS cables to the card.
NOTE: Ensure that you use the labels on the cable to connect the cables to the correct connectors. The cable does not
function properly if reversed.
2. Hold the storage controller card by its edges, and align the connector on the card with the connector on the system board.
3. Lower the card into the system until the card is firmly seated.
4. Route the SAS cable through the channel on the inner side of the chassis.
5. Connect the SAS cables from the storage controller card to the connectors on hard drive backplane. For more information
about cabling images, see the
6. Close the riser retention bracket and slide the bracket to lock the storage controller card.
card.
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
Cable routing on page 60.
on page 29.
on page 30.
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