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Figure 3-10. Attaching a SAS Hard Drive to a SAS Controller Expansion Card
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Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 60.
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Place the system upright on a flat, stable surface.
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Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on,
including any attached peripherals.
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Enter the System Setup program and ensure that the hard drive’s
controller is enabled. See "Entering the System Setup Program" on
page 36.
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Exit the System Setup program and reboot the system.
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Partition and logically format the drive.
See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on
installing any software required for drive operation.
1 SAS hard drive 2 power/data cable to hard drive
3 data cable to SAS controller card 4 SAS controller card
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