Intel SRCSAS18E User Manual

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This chapter describes the procedures used to install the Intel

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 RAID Controller 

SRCSAS18E with internal and external connectors. It contains the following sections:

• Requirements
• Quick Installation
• Detailed Installation
• SAS Device Cables
• Replacing a Failed Controller that Contains Data in the Intel

• After Installing the Storage Adapter

The following items are required to install a RAID Controller SRCSAS18E:

• An  Intel

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 RAID Controller SRCSAS18E

• A host system with an available x8 PCI Express* expansion slot
• The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation
• The necessary internal cables
• SAS or SATA hard disk drives 

Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).