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Cabling
an
optional
SCSI
adapter
You
can
install
an
optional
SCSI
adapter
in
your
computer
to
control
the
internal
hard
disk
drives
and
provide
additional
RAID
capabilities.
With
a
SCSI
adapter
installed,
you
can
configure
the
internal
hard
disk
drives
into
disk
arrays.
You
can
also
cable
a
SCSI
adapter
to
external
hard
disk
drives.
See
your
SCSI
adapter
option
documentation
for
complete
instructions
for
installing
a
SCSI
adapter
in
your
computer
and
for
additional
information
about
SCSI
adapters.
Notes:
1.
The
SCSI
cables
that
are
used
by
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
cannot
be
used
with
an
optional
SCSI
adapter.
2.
If
you
install
a
ServeRAID
6i+
adapter,
it
must
be
installed
in
slot
5;
no
cabling
is
required
for
this
adapter.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
cable
an
optional
SCSI
adapter:
1.
Install
the
SCSI
adapter
(see
“Installing
an
adapter”
on
page
18).
2.
Connect
the
SCSI-signal
cable
to
the
adapter
and
one
or
more
of
the
signal
cable
connectors
to
the
rear
of
the
SCSI
devices.
3.
Connect
the
SCSI-activity-indicator
cable
to
the
adapter
and
to
the
SCSI-LED
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“System-board
internal
connectors”
on
page
14
for
the
location
of
the
SCSI-LED
connector.
SCSI adapter
SCSI signal
cable
SCSI signal
cable connector
Rear adapter
retention bracket
Front adapter
retention bracket
4.
Complete
the
installation
of
the
optional
SCSI
adapter.
Chapter
2.
Installing
the
hardware
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