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3. Insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but rmly until it clicks into

place. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot.

Caution: Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller.

4. Secure the bracket in the expansion slot, using the retention device (for instance, a screw or lever)

supplied with your computer.

5. (Adaptec Series 6 controllers only) Connect your computer's disk activity LED cable to the LED

connector on the controller (marked on the gures in About Your RAID Controller on page 16).

Ensure that the positive lead of the LED cable (usually a red wire or a wire marked with a red stripe)

is attached to pin 1.

6. (Adaptec Series 6 controllers only) Optionally, connect your RAID controller's I2C connector (not

available on all models) to an I2C connector on an internal backplane or enclosure, using an I2C

cable. For more connection details, see About Your RAID Controller on page 16.

7. Prepare and install your internal disk drives, following the instructions in Connecting Disk Drives to

Your Controllers on page 44.

If you are not installing internal disk drives, close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord,

then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 46.

Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection

Adaptec RAID controllers with zero maintenance cache protection include a ash module daughterboard

and a supercapacitor module. On Adaptec Series Q controllers, the daughterboard is pre-installed. On

Adaptec RAID controllers with optional zero maintenance cache protection (see Adding a Flash Backup

Module on page 17), the daughterboard is user installed. The supercapacitor module is always user

installed.

The following instructions describe how to install the RAID controller and supercapacitor module on an

Adaptec Series 7/8/8ZQ controller using the mounting plate method. It assumes that the daughterboard

is already installed.

Note: Adaptec Series 6Q controllers do not include a mounting plate for the

supercapacitor module. You must afx the supercapacitor to the computer chassis

with cable ties. For controllers with optional zero maintenance cache protection (non-Q

controllers), refer to the AFM-700 Installation Guide for details about installing the

daughterboard on the controller.

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