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Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanefortwelve3.5-inch
harddiskdrives:
1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe
mini-SASconnector
1ononeendofthecabletotheconnector3ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane
fortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
2.Forharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe
mini-SASconnector
2ononeendofthecabletotheconnector4ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane
fortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
3.Forharddiskdrive8toharddiskdrive11,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe
mini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheconnector5ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports8-11onthebackplane
fortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
Figure37.Connectingcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanefortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives
Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsandthepowercableconnections:
•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage44
•“Expandercard”onpage43
•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage53
Connectingcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane
YourserverhastwoSASconnectorsonthesystemboardtosupportuptoeightharddiskdrives.
Ifyouconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane,youcan
configureRAIDfortheharddiskdrivesusingthefunctionsoftheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownasthe
onboardSASsoftwareRAID).
Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane:
1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe
mini-SASconnectorononeendofthecabletotheSASconnector0-3onthesystemboard.Then,
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