Dell PowerEdge 1500SC - Manual (Page 50)

Follow these general guidelines when installing a host-adapter expansion card. For specific instructions, see the documentation supplied with the host-
adapter expansion card.
1. Unpack the host adapter expansion card, and prepare it for installation.
See the documentation accompanying the expansion card.
2. Remove the front bezel (see " Removing the Front Bezel " in "Troubleshooting Your System").
3. Remove the right-side cover (see " Removing the Side Covers " in "Troubleshooting Your System").
4. Remove the cooling shrouds (see " Cooling Shrouds " in "Installing System Board Options").
5. Remove the SCSI interface cable that connects the SCSI/Channel A host-adapter connector on the system board to the SCSIA connector on the SCSI
backplane board (see Figure 6 -1 ).
6. Install the host-adapter expansion card in slot 1 through 4 for optimum performance.
7. Install the SCSI interface cable supplied with the host-adapter expansion card to the SCSIA connector on the SCSI backplane board.
To identify the correct connector, see documentation for the host-adapter expansion card. Route the SCSI cable under the front fan assembly.
8. Connect the external SCSI devices to the SCSI host-adapter expansion card's external connector on the system's back-panel.
If you are attaching multiple external SCSI devices, daisy-chain the devices to each other by using the cables shipped with each device.
9. Replace the cooling shrouds (see " Cooling Shrouds " in "Installing System Board Options").
10. Replace the right-side cover (see " Replacing the Side Cover " in "Troubleshooting Your System").
11. Replace the front bezel (see " Replacing the Front Bezel " in "Troubleshooting Your System"). Reconnect the system to an electrical outlet.
12. Connect the external device(s) to electrical outlet(s).
13. Install any required SCSI device drivers (see "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers," in the User's Guide for information and instructions).
14. Test the SCSI devices.
Test a SCSI hard drive by running the SCSI Controllers test in system diagnostics. To test a SCSI tape drive, also see the documentation for the tape drive
software to perform a tape drive backup and verification test.
Configuring the Boot Device
If you plan to boot the system from a hard drive, the drive must be attached to the primary (or boot) controller or SCSI host adapter card. The device that the
system boots from is determined by the boot order specified in the System Setup program.
The system setup program provides options that the system uses to scan for installed boot devices. See your system's User's Guide for information about the
System Setup program.
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WARNING: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see
" Safety First— For You and Your System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information document.