Dell PowerEdge 1800 - Manual (Page 110)

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Installing Drives
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Figure 7-10. Connecting SATA Hard Drives to an Optional SATA Controller Card
12 Connect all power cables and interface cables to the other hard drives in the drive bay.
13 Ensure that all cables are firmly connected and arranged so that they will not catch on the
computer covers or block airflow inside the system.
14 If you removed the baffle/back fan assembly in step 11, replace the assembly now. See
"Installing the Baffle/Back Fan Assembly" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
15 Route the SATA interface cable through the SATA-cable routing clips on the outside of the
baffle/back fan assembly. See Figure 5-1.
16 If your system is configured as a tower, stand the system upright.
17 Close the system. See "Closing the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
18 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached
peripherals.
NOTICE:
Do not turn off or reboot your system while the drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a
drive failure.
19 Partition and logically format the hard drive. See the operating system documentation.
20 Run the hard drive tests in the system diagnostics. See "Running System Diagnostics."
SATA RAID controller card
SATA interface cable SATA hard drives (6)