Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 - Page 48

Figure24.ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanes
Toconnectthemini-SASsignalcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanes,dothefollowing:
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID700Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthe
cabletotheports3-0ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector
4ontheother
endofthecabletothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddisk
drivesortothemini-SASsignalcableconnectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.The
backplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrivesisinstalledonthelowerharddiskdrivecage.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector
1ononeendofthecabletotheports7-4ontheRAID
card.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector1onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesortothemini-SASsignalcable
connectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
isinstalledontheupperharddiskdrivecage.
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1ononeendofthe
cabletotheport0ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendof
thecabletothemini-SASsignalcableconnector0onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesor
tothemini-SASsignalcableconnectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thebackplane
for3.5-inchharddiskdrivesisinstalledonthelowerharddiskdrivecage.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheport1ontheRAIDcard.
Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASsignal
cableconnector1onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesortothemini-SASsignalcable
connectoronthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
isinstalledontheupperharddiskdrivecage.
Note:ThelocationoftheexternalconnectorontheRAIDcarddiffersdependingonthetypeofRAIDcard.
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