Hardware User's Guide

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6 Intel® RAID Controller RS25FB044 Hardware User’s Guide
Figure 1. Changing the Bracket
4. Install the RAID controller into an available
server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express*
slot (see Figure 2). To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on
installing an
add-in card, see your server system documentation.
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Figure 2. Installing the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25FB044
5. For internal drives, connect one 4-port combined
end of an internal cable to the
internal mini-SAS (SFF8087) connector (see letter “A” in Figure 3). If you are
using external cables, connect the external ca
ble to the external mini-SAS
(SFF8088) connector (see letter “C” in Figure 3). Connect the other end of the
cables to SATA drives or to the ports on a SA
TA or SAS backplane (see letter “D”
in Figure 3).