Remove mountingscrews with Phillipsscrew driverFront of boardFigure 2Back of boardFigure 12. Attach the low-profile bracket to the controller board. The low-profile bracket is installed on theback side of the controller, with the mounting screws inserted from the front of the controller, asshown the Figure 3.Insert the screws through the holes on the front of the controller, then fasten the screws to thebracket with a Phillips screw driver.Caution: The mount points on the low-profile bracket have a smooth or flat sideand a raised side that looks like a spacer (see Figure 3). Be sure to install the bracketwith the flat side against the controller PCB and the raised side facing away fromthe PCB.Figure 3Raised side of bracketFront of boardFlat side of bracketBack of boardCaution: The torque on the mounting screws should be a maximum of 3.0-4.0lbf-in to avoid deformation. Be sure that the controller is not bent after attachingthe low-profile bracket to the controller board.Installation OptionsWhen you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and theninstall your operating system and the controller driver on that array.Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on anexisting operating system.Basic Installation StepsThis section describes the installation process. Follow the steps for the installation option you’ve chosen.25Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-01-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
