Hardware User's Guide

Intel® RAID Controller RS25FB044 Hardware User’s Guide 5
2 Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25FB044
Hardware Installation
Requirements
• An Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25FB044 (SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared
separately)
• A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot
• The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation
• SAS or SATA 6Gb/s hard drives
• SAS/SATA cable accessory kit (product code - AXXCBL740MS7P), which has two
individual cables and can be ordered from Intel
®
separately.
In addition, 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 system cover. For instructions, see the server system
documentation.
3. If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID controller to fit the height of the
server system (see
Figure 1).