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Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations
Table of Contents
Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................iv
Returning Merchandise for Service.....................................................................v
Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ....................................................................1-1
1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1
1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-1
1-4 Introduction to the SAS-743TQ Backplane ..................................................... 1-2
Chapter 2 Jumper Settings and Pin Defi nitions ....................................2-1
2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 2-1
Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-1
2-2 Front Connector and Pin Defi nitions ............................................................... 2-2
2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Defi nitions ................................................... 2-4
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C and SGPIO Mode Jumper Settings .......................................................... 2-6
SAS Port Connections in I
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C and SGPIO Settings ....................................... 2-7
Front LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-8
2-4 Rear Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................. 2-9