Expander Card - Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 User Manual

ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter
The following illustration shows the connectors on the ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter.
Figure 26. ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter
1
Ports 7-4
2
Ports 3-0
1
Ports 7-4
Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable. See "Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections" on page 42.
2 Ports 3-0
Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable. See "Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections" on page 42.
3
Board-to-board connector
Used to connect a ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery. See "Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID 700
Battery" on page 107.

Expander card

This topic provides information to help you locate the connectors on the expander card if your server has
one installed in the shorter slot of the riser card assembly 1.
The expander card works together with the RAID card by expanding the ports on the RAID card so that
the server can support up to 16 hard disk drives.
Note: The server must have a RAID card and an expander card installed to support more than eight hard
disk drives.
3
Board-to-board connector
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