Owners Manual

Installing System Components 97
Installing an Expansion-Card Riser
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician.
You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in
your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not
covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
with the product.
1 To install an expansion-card riser, align the riser guides with the riser guide
posts on the system board. See Figure 3-14.
2 Lower the expansion-card riser into place until the expansion-card riser
connector is fully seated.
3 If applicable, reinstall the expansion card. See "Installing an Expansion
Card" on page 92.
4 Reinstall the storage controller card. See "Installing the Storage Controller
Card" on page 100.
5 Reconnect all cables.
6 Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 67.
7 Reconnect the system and peripherals to their power sources.
Integrated Storage Controller Card
Your system includes a dedicated expansion-card slot on the riser for an
integrated SAS or RAID controller card that provides the integrated storage
subsystem for your system’s hard drives. The controller supports SAS and
SATA hard drives and also enables you to set up the hard drives in RAID
configurations as supported by the version of the storage controller included
with your system.