Adapter
Riser-card
assembly
Figure 43. ServeRAID adapter installation
Step 4.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the new ServeRAID adapter to any unpainted
surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the adapter by the top edge or upper corners of
the adapter and remove it from the package.
Step 5.
Take the signal cable that is attached to the drive backplane and connect it to the ServeRAID
adapter.
• If you install a ServeRAID-BR10il v2 adapter in slot 1 on the PCI riser-card assembly, route the
signal cable from the drive backplane as shown in the following illustration.
• If you install a ServeRAID-M1050 or ServeRAID-M5014 adapter in slot 2 on the PCI riser-card
assembly, route the signal cable from the drive backplane through the fan cage hole on the
left of fan 1 as shown in the following illustration. Connect the signal cable to Port 0 on the
ServeRAID adapter.
Notes:
1. You must connect the signal cable to Port 0 on a ServeRAID-M1050 or ServeRAID-M5014
adapter.
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Expansion-slot cover
Expansion slot 2
Expansion slot 1
Expansion-slot cover
Adapter
SAS/SATA
signal cable