Requirements; Optional Equipment - Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual

NOTE: The PERC 3/DC
or PERC 3/DCL
controller must be
installed in a PCI
expansion slot.
NOTE: The PERC 3/DC
has a battery option; the
PERC 3/DCL does not.
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PERC 3/ DC o r PERC 3/ D CL Har dwa r e I n st a lla t io n

Requirements

This chapter describes the installation procedures for the PERC 3/DC, and
PERC 3/DCL boards. It also contains the procedure for replacing the PERC
3/DC that has a BC chip with a PERC 3/DC that has a BE chip. You must
have the following:
• A PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL controller
• A host computer with an available 32- or 64-bit, 5 V peripheral
component interconnect (PCI) expansion slot
• The PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/DCL installation diskettes
• The necessary SCSI cables (This depends on the number and type of
SCSI devices to be attached.)
• Low-voltage differential (LVD) or 160M SCSI hard drives
Dell™ strongly recommends that you have an uninterruptible power supply
(UPS) for the entire system.

Optional Equipment

You may also want to install SCSI cables that connect PERC 3/DC or PERC
3/DCL to external SCSI devices.