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2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector
1ononeendofthecabletotheports7-4ontheRAID
card.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector1onthe2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplaneortothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector0onthe3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.The3.5-inchhot-swap
hard-disk-drivebackplaneisinstalledontheupperhard-disk-drivecage.
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID710Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1ononeendofthe
cabletotheport1ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendofthe
cabletothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthe2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
oronthe3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.The3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drive
backplaneisinstalledonthelowerhard-disk-drivecage.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheport2ontheRAIDcard.
Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector1onthe2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplaneortothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector0onthe3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.The3.5-inchhot-swap
hard-disk-drivebackplaneisinstalledontheupperhard-disk-drivecage.
Figure27.Connectingthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanes
FortheconnectorlocationinformationabouttheRAIDcard,backplane,andsystemboard,refertothe
relatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13.
Forinformationaboutconnectingtheappropriatepowerconnectorofthepowersupplytothebackplane,
see“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage39.
ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard,andthenfromthe
expandercardtothehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanes
Tosupportmorethaneightanduptosixteen2.5-inchharddiskdrives,yourservermusthaveasupported
RAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalled.YouneedtoconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpander
card,andthenfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanes.
UsethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercardfirst:
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthe
cabletotheport0ontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SASconnectoron
theotherendofthecabletotheconnector1ontheexpandercard.
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