Dell POWEREDGE 6300 user manual

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This document provides installation instructions for the optional 1 x 2 small computer
system interface (SCSI) backplane for the Dell PowerEdge 6300 and 4300 systems.
The 1 x 2 SCSI backplane provides hot-pluggable Ultra2/low voltage differential (LVD)
SCSI connections for two 1-inch hard-disk drives in the system’s peripheral drive bay.
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For proper use of the 1 x 2 backplane, the minimum BIOS revision level for the 6300 system is A06, and the minimum BIOS revision level for the 4300 system is A05. To ensure that you have the minimum firmware for the 1 x 2 backplane for both systems, run the SMFLASH utility A33 on your system. Before you install the 1 x 2 backplane, prepare the peripheral drive bay for installation. To remove or install drives in the peripheral drive bay, you must remove the computer cover and front bezel ac

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,QVWDOOLQJWKH'ULYH&DJH To install the drive cage, perform the following steps: 1. Ensure that the drive cage is correctly assembled: a. Verify that the 1 x 2 backplane is connected to the edge of the auxiliary SCSI backplane via a 100-pin connector. b. Verify that the auxiliary SCSI backplane is inserted into the enclosure on the side of the cage and secured with one screw. c. Verify that the 1 x 2 backplane is secured to the back of the cage with four screws. d. Verify that a drive rail i

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2 2. In the customer kit, locate the I C extension cable. (This cable has three connectors: a 20-pin connector on one end and in the middle and a 10-pin connector on the other end.) 2 3. Attach the 10-pin connector on the I C extension cable to the 10-pin connector on the 1 x 2 backplane. 2 4. Attach the 20-pin connector on the I C extension cable to the 20-pin connector on the system board. 2 5. Attach the loose end of the I C cable, which was set aside, to the middle connec- 2 tor of the I

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,QVWDOOLQJWKH6&6,&DEOH NOTE: The SCSI cable installation described in this document is a typical installation of the SCSI cable used with the 1 x 2 backplane. You can install the SCSI cable differently, depending on redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) configurations and the existence of SCSI peripheral cards. Refer to your operating system documen- tation for information on how to set up your SCSI devices. To install the SCSI cable to the 1 x 2 backplane, perform the following ste

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2. On the end with two connectors: a. Attach the connector at the end of the cable to the bottom drive connector on the 1 x 2 backplane. b. Attach the second connector to the top drive connector on the 1 x 2 backplane. 3. Attach the end with one connector to a SCSI controller on the system board. &RQYHUWLQJWKH'ULYH&DUULHUV You can use only 1-inch hard-disk drives with the 1 x 2 backplane. If you have 1.6-inch hard-disk drive carriers that you want to use with your 1 x 2 backplane, you need