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Figure 1 Layout of the MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i
RAID Controller
Ta ble 1 describes the jumpers and the connectors
on the SAS 9240-4i RAID controller.
Table 1 SAS 9240-4i Jumpers and Connectors
Figure 2 shows the location of the jumpers and the
connectors on the SAS 9240-8i RAID controller.
Figure 2 Layout of the MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i
RAID Controller
Ta ble 2 describes the jumpers and the connectors
on the SAS 9240-8i RAID controller.
Table 2 SAS 9240-8i Jumpers and Connectors
Step 4 Install the RAID Controller
Insert the RAID controller in a PCI Express slot
on the motherboard, as shown in Figure 3. Press
down gently, but firmly, to seat the card correctly
Jumper/
Connector Type Description
J1 RISCwatch header 16-pin header
Reserved for LSI use.
J2 CPLD header 10-pin header
Reserved for LSI use.
J3 External LED drive
activity/fault header
4-pin connector
Connects to external, green or red
LEDs that indicate drive activity or
faults.
J4 x4 Mini-SAS (SFF-
8087) Ports 0–3
internal connector
Connects the cables from the
controller to SAS drives or SATA II
drives, or a SAS expander.
J6 PCI Express x8
board edge
connector
x8 interface that provides
connections on both the top and
the bottom of the board.
TP1 Universal Asyn-
chronous Receiver/
Transmitter (UART)
debugging
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
U2 MegaRAID Skinny
1-wire connector
2-pin connector
To create a RAID 5 configuration,
you have to plug a 1-wire key into
this connector. Refer to the
MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID
Controllers User’s Guide for more
information.
Jumper/
Connector Type Description
J1 RISCwatch header 16-pin header
Reserved for LSI use.
J2 CPLD header 10-pin header
Reserved for LSI use.
J3 External LED drive
activity/fault header
4-pin connector
Connects to external, green or red
LEDs that indicate drive activity or
faults.
J4 x4 Mini-SAS (SFF-
8087) Ports 0–3
internal connector
Connects the cables from the
controller to SAS drives or SATA II
drives, or a SAS expander.
J5 x4 Mini-SAS (SFF-
8087) Ports 4–7
internal connector
Connects the cables from the
controller to SAS drives or SATA II
drives, or a SAS expander.
J6 PCI Express x8
board edge
connector
x8 interface that provides
connections on both the top and
the bottom of the board.
TP1 Universal Asyn-
chronous Receiver/
Transmitter (UART)
debugging
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
U2 MegaRAID Skinny
1-wire connector
2-pin connector
To create a RAID 5 configuration,
you have to plug a 1-wire key into
this connector. Refer to the
MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID
Controllers User’s Guide for more
information.
J4
J2
J6
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J5
J3