
Chapter 1
Installing Your Xserve G5 PCI Hardware RAID Card
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Locate the SATA cables provided with the PCI Hardware RAID Card kit. Check the
lengths of the three cables for the hardware RAID card and connect the straight end of
each cable to the RAID card's ports in the following sequence:
•
Longest cable (blue banded) to port 0 (the port nearest the metal “fence” at the end)
•
Middle-length cable (red banded) to port 1 (second from fence)
•
Shortest cable (white banded) to port 2 (third from fence)
Important:
Do not connect any cable to port 3. This port cannot be used.
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Connect the right-angle end of each cable to the ports on the drive module controller
board as follows:
•
Shortest cable to the connector marked Drive 3
•
Middle-length cable to the connector marked Drive 2
•
Longest cable to the connector marked Drive 1
Do not plug any cable
into this connector (port 3).
Do not plug any cables
into these connectors.
The middle cable
plugs into this
connector (drive 2).
The longest
cable plugs into
this connector
(port 0).
The middle
cable plugs into
this connector
(port 1).
The shortest
cable plugs into
this connector
(port 2).
The shortest
cable plugs into
this connector
(drive 3).
The longest
cable plugs into
this connector
(drive 1).
Warning:
Be sure to connect the cables exactly as described here or unreliable
operation may result.
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