Insert a SAS HBA

Unpack the component from its shipping carton.
Note: Place the component on an antistatic mat if it must be set aside for any reason.
Reconnect the SAS cable bundle into the HBA inside the riser.
Orient the SAS HBA so that the brackets of the HBA align with the alignment pin in the PCIe slot of the riser.
Figure 1 SAS HBA insertion into the riser

Legend

1 Riser board

2 SAS HBA

Important! Hold the SAS HBA by the edges. Do not touch the metal contacts on the bottom of the card.
Push the connectors on the edge of the SAS HBA into the PCIe slot by pushing firmly to seat the card.
Apply firm pressure on each end of the SAS HBA alternately until it clicks into place in the riser socket.
Caution
Support the SAS HBA and the riser as necessary to prevent excessive flexure. Otherwise, the SAS HBA or the riser card might break.
Insert the riser into the black slot on the Pilot motherboard and slide the release tab backward to secure the riser in position.