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Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors
Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller
with Multi-lane Internal Connectors
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LED indicators for
I
C
individual drives on
connector
J7, J8, and J9.
Serial
BBU (Battery
number
Backup Unit)
(on plate)
connector
SODIMM (memory
module)
Figure 3. 12-Port 3ware 9500S-12MI Serial ATA RAID Controller
Models 9500S-12MI and 9500S-8MI, have multi-lane internal
connectors, each of which can handle up to four drives. These
controllers can be installed in an enclosure with a backplane. The
type of cable you need will depend on the type of enclosure you
have:
For use with a backplane that has the InfiniBand 4x connectors
(SFF-8470), use the InfiniBand 4x cable, which has multi-lane
connectors on each end, as shown in Figure 4.
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The overall LED drive status
indicator is on the last two
pins of J7.
LED connector details
J7 is for drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (top to bottom)
J8 is for drives 4, 5, 6, 7 (top to bottom)
J9 is for drives 8, 9, 10, 11 (top to bottom)
For more details, see page 15.
Ports
8 to 11
Ports
4 to 7
Ports
0 to 3
The last two
pins on J8 and
J9 are unused.
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