SATA cablesAir deflectorGuide channel7. Remove the SATA back plate from the server:a. Rotate (lift) the air deflector out of the way.b. Lift the back plate out of the server slightly; then, disconnect the powercables and remove the back plate.8. Install the SAS/SATA controller.Note: If you have installed an adapter in expansion slot 1, you might have toremove the riser-card assembly before you can install the SAS/SATA controller.See “Installing an adapter” on page 19 for instructions to remove the riser-cardassembly.a. Grasp the edges of the SAS/SATA controller.SAS/SATAcontroller cardTabNotchb. Gently insert the controller card into the SAS/SATA controller cardconnector on the system board (see the illustration on page “System-boardinternal connectors” on page 12 for the location of the connector) while youalign the holes in the card with the two plastic alignment pins on thesystem board.c. Press the controller card firmly onto the alignment pins until the card clicksinto place. Make sure that the top of each alignment pin has expanded tohold the controller card securely in place.d. Push the controller card toward the rear of the server, fully into theconnector, until the side tabs on the connector rest in the side notches ofthe controller card.Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 31
