HP Z440 Workstations — LSI 9217-4i4e RAID controller guidelines
See
HP Z440 Workstation system board components on page 5 to determine the location of system board
connectors.
NOTE: Hard drives attached to RC J8 are designated by the 9217-4i4e BIOS to be boot devices. If the hard
drive connected to RC J8 is a member of a RAID array, the RAID array is the boot device.
System board
connector
Drive installation scenarios
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RC – Port 0 SAS HDD1 SAS HDD1–B SAS HDD1–B
RC – Port 1 SAS HDD2 SAS HDD2–D SAS HDD2–D
RC – Port 2 SAS HDD3 SAS HDD3–D SAS HDD3–D
RC – Port 3 SAS HDD4 SAS HDD4–D SAS HDD4–D
SATA 0 ODD 1 ODD 1 ODD 1
SATA 1 ODD 2 ODD 2 ODD 2
sSATA 0 — — —
sSATA 1 — — —
sSATA 2 eSATA (top) SATA (top) SATA (top)
sSATA 3 SATA (bottom) SATA (bottom) SATA (bottom)
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly)
If eSATA is installed, the ODD is attached to sSATA 3.
If 4 SATA HDDs are installed on sSATA and eSATA is installed, there will be no ODD.
HDD = hard drive
ODD = optical drive
NOTE: Only the most common configurations are shown here.
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