Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Expander Card

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
Figure26.ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
1Ports7-43Board-to-boardconnector
2Ports3-0
1Ports7-4
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage43.
2Ports3-0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage43.
3Board-to-boardconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID700Battery.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700
Battery”onpage107.
Expandercard
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheexpandercardifyourserverhas
oneinstalledintheshorterslotoftherisercardassembly1.
TheexpandercardworkstogetherwiththeRAIDcardbyexpandingtheportsontheRAIDcardsothat
theservercansupportupto16harddiskdrives.
Note:TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneighthard
diskdrives.
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