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LenovoThinkServerRAID720iPCIeRAIDAdapter
TheLenovoThinkServerRAID720iPCIeRAIDAdapterprovidesadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functions.Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheadapter.
Figure20.LenovoThinkServerRAID720iPCIeRAIDAdapter
1Mini-SASconnector0
Usedtoconnecttothemini-SASconnector1onthebackplanetosupportHDD0–3.SeeBackplaneforup
toeight2.5-inchdrives(withmini-SASconnectors).
2Mini-SASconnector1
Usedtoconnecttothemini-SASconnector2onthebackplanetosupportHDD4–7.SeeBackplaneforup
toeight2.5-inchdrives(withmini-SASconnectors).
3ThunderboltFlashModuleconnector
UsedtoconnectaThunderboltMemorymodule(hereinafterreferredtoasTMM).
PCIeinterposercardandPCIepass-throughboard
ThePCIeinterposercardandPCIepass-throughboardareusedinservermodelsthatsupporteasy-swap
PCIeSSDdrivesforAnyBay.
•Ifyourserverisinstalledwithonemicroprocessor,uptotwoPCIeSSDdrivesaresupported.One
PCIeinterposercardandonePCIepass-throughboardmustbeinstalledtosupportAnyBay.ThePCIe
interposercardmustbeinstalledinPCIeslot3ontherisercardassembly1.TolocatethePCIeslot,see
“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage27
.
•Ifyourserverisinstalledwithtwomicroprocessors,uptofourPCIeSSDdrivesaresupported.TwoPCIe
interposercardsandonePCIepass-throughboardmustbeinstalledtosupportAnyBay.ThePCIe
interposercardsmustbeinstalledinPCIeslot3ontherisercardassembly1andPCIeslot8onthe
systemboard.TolocatethePCIeslots,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage27.
YoucanpurchaseasupportedPCIeinterposercardorPCIepass-throughboardfromLenovoandinstallit
intotheserver.ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Note:Theoptionkitisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditionalcablesthatare
notrequiredforyourserver.
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