Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Hot-Swap Hard-Disk-Drive Backplane

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheexpandercard.Eachconnectorontheexpander
cardisusedtoconnectamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Fordetailedinformation,see“Connecting
thecables”onpage48
.
Figure28.Expandercard
1Connector14Connector4
2Connector25Connector5
3Connector36Connector6
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
Yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowinghot-swaphard-disk-drivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:
•Eight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandonebackplane
•Twelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandonebackplane
•Eight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandonebackplane
•Sixteen2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandtwobackplanes
Tolocatethebackplanes,see“Servercomponents”onpage34
.
Backplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
witheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
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