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Removal and replacement procedures 54
To install the SAS controller board:
1. Perform steps 1 and 2 of the “To install an expansion board” section.
2. Remove the SAS controller board from its protective packaging, handling it by the edges.
3. Install the SAS controller board.
It is recommended that the SAS controller board be installed in the full-height/full-length PCIe
Gen1 x8 expansion slot.
a. Slide the SAS controller board into the expansion slot, and then press it down to seat it
properly (
1).
b. Slide the expansion slot cover retainer toward the slots covers (2).
c. Tighten the expansion slot cover retainer thumbscrew (3).
d. Connect the SAS cable master connector to the SAS controller board (4).
e. Connect the SAS LED cable to the to the SAS controller board (5).