HP Z640 Workstations — Intel AHCI SATA controller guidelines
See
HP Z640 Workstation system board components on page 11 to determine the location of system board
connectors.
NOTE: sSATA port 0 is the default port for the boot drive (the default port can be changed manually in the
BIOS).
RAID card (RC) or system
board (SB) connector
Drive installation scenarios
123
RC J8
SAS HDD 1 SAS HDD 1-B SATA HDD 1-B
RC J7 SAS HDD 2 SATA HDD 2-D SAS HDD 2-D
RC J6 SAS HDD 3 SATA HDD 3-D SAS HDD 3-D
RC J5 SAS HDD 4 SATA HDD 4-D SAS HDD 4-D
SB SATA 0 — — —
SB SATA 1 — — —
SB SATA 2 ODD 1 ODD 1 ODD 1
SB SATA 3 ODD 2 ODD 2 ODD 2
SB SATA 4 eSATA (top) eSATA (top) eSATA (top)
SB SATA 5 eSATA (bottom) eSATA (bottom) eSATA (bottom)
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly)
HDD = hard drive
ODD = optical drive
NOTE: Only the most common configurations are shown here.
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