Dell PowerEdge R510 User Manual

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Installing System Components

4 Install the hard drive into the bracket. See "Installing a Hard Drive Into a

5 Slide the hard drive into the drive bay.
6 Connect the power and data cable to the hard drive.

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If connecting to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drives
only), connect the SATA data cable to the SATA connector on the
system board. See Figure 6-1.

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If connecting to a SAS RAID controller card (SAS or SATA hard
drives), connect the data cable to the connector on the card edge.
For information on installing a SAS controller card, see "Installing an
Expansion Card" on page 124.

7 Replace the system cover. See "Closing the System" on page 89.
8 Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and

attached peripherals.

9 Enter the System Setup program and ensure that the hard drive’s

controller is enabled. See "Entering the System Setup Program" on
page 62.

10 Exit the System Setup program and reboot the system.

See the documentation that came with the hard drive for instructions on
installing any software required for drive operation.

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