Connecting Mini-Sas Cable - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Connecting mini-SAS cable

Your server comes with a 200 mm (7.87 inches) mini SAS cable with four SAS connectors and one SGPIO
connector. The SGPIO connector of the cable connects to the J51 connector on the system board; the four
SAS connectors of the cable connect to the four SAS connectors on the system board.
Figure 66. SAS connectors and J51 connector on the system board
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J51 (for connecting the SGPIO connector of the mini
SAS cable)
2
SAS connectors (top: SAS 1; bottom: SAS 0)
When connecting hard disk drives to the system board using the mini SAS cable, connect the mini SAS
connector 4 to the mini SAS connector on the backplane. Connect the four SAS connectors
9 to the SAS connectors 0, 1, 2, and 3 on the system board. Then, connect the SGPIO connector
the J51 connector on the system board.
Notes:
• Remove any device that might prevent you from connecting the mini SAS cable to the system board.
• For the location of the mini-SAS signal cable connector on the backplane, refer to "Locating connectors
on the backplane" on page 33.
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SAS connectors (top: SAS 3; bottom: SAS 2)
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