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AOC-SLG3-4E4T
User's Guide
Revision 1.0a

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  • Page 1 AOC-SLG3-4E4T User's Guide Revision 1.0a...
  • Page 2 Santa Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.
  • Page 3: Preface

    It provides information for the installation and use of the AOC-SLG3-4E4T expansion card. About this Expansion Card The Supermicro NMVe AOC-SLG3-4E4T features four internal NVMe OCuLink connectors for high-performance storage connectivity. This HBA card is built on the latest PCIe NVMe retimer technology. Streamlined for the growing demand for...
  • Page 4: Returning Merchandise For Service

    You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning the AOC-SLG3-4E4T card to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be promi- nently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and the shipping package is mailed prepaid or hand-carried.
  • Page 5: Contacting Supermicro

    Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    AOC-SLG3-4E4T Expansion Card User's Guide Table of Contents Preface About this User's Guide ....................iii About this Expansion Card.................... iii An Important Note to the User ..................iii Returning Merchandise for Service ................iv Contacting Supermicro ....................v Chapter 1 Overview Overview ......................1-1 Technical Specifications ..................
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview

    Overview Congratulations on purchasing your expansion card from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro products are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. For product support and updates, please visit our website at http://www.supermicro.com/...
  • Page 8 AOC-SLG3-4E4T Expansion Card User's Guide Notes...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Hardware Components

    Hardware Components Expansion Card Layout and Components Figure 2-1. AOC-SLG3-4E4T The AOC-SLG3-4E4T is a low-profile expansion card with an aggregate 12.8 GB/s four port NVMe internal Host Bus Adapter. The following pages describe the components and settings for the AOC-SLG3-4E4T.
  • Page 10: Major Components

    AOC-SLG3-4E4T Expansion Card User's Guide Major Components The following are the major components that make up the AOC-SLG3-4E4T expan- sion card: NVME0 NVME1 NVME2 C177 L122 C477 C157 R484 R485 C464 R490 L124 R491 Jumper(1-2)=1, (2-3)=0 C163 [JP7,JP6,JP5]Merge Settings: 1-X-X:1x16 mode...
  • Page 11: Connectors And Leds

    1-X-X:1x16 mode JTAG1 0-1-1:2x8 mode 0-1-0:1x8,2x4 mode 0-0-1:2x4,1x8 mode NVME3 0-0-0:4x4 mode (Default) C560 Figure 2-3. NVMe Connectors AOC-SLG3-4E4T Component Description NVMe connector, designated NVMe 0 NVMe connector, designated NVMe 1 NVMe connector, designated NVMe 2 NVMe connector, designated NVMe 3...
  • Page 12: Front Jumper Location And Settings

    BIOS. By default, it is set to “A0” and can be configured to another value to avoid an address conflict with other devices on the SMBus. It should never be changed unless explicitly instructed by Supermicro. SMB Address...
  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Installation

    Chapter 3: Installation Chapter 3 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam- aging your expansion card, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...
  • Page 14: Before Installation

    Depending upon which motherboard is used and which slot in the motherboard is selected, a riser card may or may not be required to install the AOC-SLG3-4E4T. 1. Power down the system, remove the power cords from the rear of the power supply and remove the system cover.
  • Page 15 6. Connect the CBL-CDAT-0674 data cable to JNVI2C connector on the motherboard. If more than one AOC-SLG3-4E4T is used on the same CPU, then only the lowest-numbered slot expansion card needs to be connected the motherboard’s JNVI2C. 7. For configuring the backplane connections, consult the jumper settings section of your backplane user guide.
  • Page 16: Static-Sensitive Devices

    AOC-SLG3-4E4T Expansion Card User's Guide Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam- aging your expansion card, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
  • Page 17: Installing The Drivers In Windows

    Refer to the instructions that came with your expansion card and follow the manu- facturer's recommended steps for installing the NVMe driver. Download the latest drivers from the Supermicro project board at ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/driver/NVMe/. Uninstalling the Drivers To Uninstall the Drivers in Windows: Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer.
  • Page 18 AOC-SLG3-4E4T Expansion Card User's Guide (Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency commu- nication devices, or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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