Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 Hardware Maintenance Manual

The following illustration shows the connectors on the expander card. Each connector on the expander
card is used to connect a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. For detailed information, see "Mini-SAS to
mini-SAS signal cable connections" on page 39.
Figure 23. Expander card
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Connector 1
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Connector 2
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Connector 3

Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

Your server comes with one of the following hot-swap hard disk drive and backplane configurations:
• Up to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA or SAS hard disk drives with one backplane
• Up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk drives or SATA solid-state drives with one backplane
• Up to 16 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk drives or SATA solid-state drives with two backplanes
To locate the backplanes, see "Server components" on page 29.
Backplane for 3.5-inch hard disk drives
This topic provides information to help you locate the connectors on the backplane for 3.5-inch hard disk
drives.
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Connector 4
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Connector 5
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Connector 6