Step 11. Close the SAS cable guide cover.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on
page 123.
Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane with controller
expander
Use this information to install the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane with controller expander.
Notes:
• For more information about the connecting the SAS cables to the drive backplane, (see "Connecting
the SAS cables" on page 64).
• When you install this backplane, it attaches to the drive backplane that is next to it in the configuration,
using the two interposer cables that come with this backplane. See "Supported SAS/SATA drive
backplane configurations" on page 57 for the supported configurations that use this drive backplane.
SAS signal
cable
connectors
SAS signal
cable
SAS cable
guide
.
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