Hard Disk Drives - Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

Use the following instructions to connect cables from the expander card to the 2.5-inch hot-swap
hard-disk-drive backplanes:
1. For hard disk drive 0 to hard disk drive 3, use a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable and connect the
mini-SAS connector
the mini-SAS connector on the other end of the cable to the mini-SAS connector 0 on the backplane
installed on the lower hard-disk-drive cage.
2. For hard disk drive 4 to hard disk drive 7, use a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable and connect the
mini-SAS connector
the mini-SAS connector on the other end of the cable to the mini-SAS connector 1 on the backplane
installed on the lower hard-disk-drive cage.
3. For hard disk drive 8 to hard disk drive 11, use a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable and connect the
mini-SAS connector
the mini-SAS connector on the other end of the cable to the mini-SAS connector 0 on the backplane
installed on the upper hard-disk-drive cage.
4. For hard disk drive 12 to hard disk drive 15, use a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable and connect the
mini-SAS connector
the mini-SAS connector on the other end of the cable to the mini-SAS connector 1 on the backplane
installed on the upper hard-disk-drive cage.
Figure 28. Connecting cables from the expander card to the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplanes
Refer to the following topics for information about the connector locations and the power cable connections:
• "Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane" on page 39
• "Expander card" on page 38
• "System board components" on page 48
Connecting the SATA signal cables from the system board to the non-hot-swap

hard disk drives

For server models with up to four 3.5-inch non-hot-swap hard disk drives, connect one end of the SATA
signal cable to the rear of the non-hot-swap hard disk drive. Then, connect the other end of the SATA signal
cable to the appropriate SATA connector on the system board. You also need to connect the appropriate
power connector to the rear of the non-hot-swap hard disk drives.
1
on one end of the cable to the connector 3 on the expander card. Then, connect
2 on one end of the cable to the connector 4 on the expander card. Then, connect
3 on one end of the cable to the connector 5 on the expander card. Then, connect
4 on one end of the cable to the connector 6 on the expander card. Then, connect
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