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Dell PowerEdge 5160 Installation Manual
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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4400
Systems—Activating the PERC 3/Di
This document explains how to activate the integrated PowerEdge Expandable RAID
Controller (PERC) 3/Di redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) controller and
change the System Setup settings.
Activating the RAID Controller
To activate the integrated PERC 3/Di RAID controller, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: To prevent damage to your computer system, see "Protecting
Against Electrostatic Discharge" in your system User's Guide.
NOTICE: You will lose existing data on hard-disk drives attached to the
integrated Adaptec AIC-7899 small computer system interface (SCSI)
controller after you activate the integrated PERC 3/Di and configure the
hard-disk drives as RAID.
CAUTION: To prevent bodily injury, before you activate the integrated RAID
controller, you must turn off the computer and disconnect it from its AC
power source. For more information, see "Safety First—For You and Your
Computer" in your system User's Guide.
1.
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals and disconnect the AC
power cable from its power source.
2.
Remove the computer cover.
See "Checking Inside the Computer" in your system Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
3.
Remove the cooling shroud.
See "Checking Inside the Computer" in your system Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
4.
Press the ejectors on the RAID DIMM socket (see Figure 1-1 for the location)
down and outward to allow the DIMM to be inserted into the socket
(see Figure 1-2).
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