NEC Express5800 Series User Manual page 113

Chapter 2 Preparations
(2)
3.5-inch HDD cage
Connect cables to 3.5-inch HDD cage by referring to the illustration below.
(a) Using SW RAID for 3.5-inch HDD cage (1 to 4 HDDs)
Connect 3.5-inch HDD cage to motherboard using K410-258(00) internal SAS/SATA cable provided with
3.5-inch HDD cage. Make sure the location of key pin of SGPIO cable.
See Using SW RAID for 2.5-inch HDD cage (1 to 4 HDDs) for connectors on motherboard and RAID
configuration jumper switch setting.
Connect 3.5-inch HDD cage to motherboard as listed in the table below.
Connector on motherboard
(b) Using optional RAID Controller for 3.5-inch HDD cage (1 to 8 HDDs)
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One 3.5-inch HDD cage can use four hard disk drives.
To use 5 to 8 hard disk drives, two 3.5-inch HDD cages are required.
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One internal SAS/SATA cable can use four hard disk drives.
To use 5 to 8 hard disk drives, two internal SAS/SATA cables are required.
Connect 3.5-inch HDD cage to RAID Controller using optional K410-274(00) internal SAS/SATA cable.
See Chapter 2, 1.16.1 (1)-(b)" Using optional RAID Controller for 2.5-inch HDD cage (1 to 24 HDDs)" for
connectors on RAID controller.
Connect 3.5-inch HDD cage to RAID controller as listed in the table below.
Optional RAID controller
SGPIO1
SGPIO2
SATA0-3
SGPIO
Ports 0-3
Ports 4-7
Express5800/T120g User's Guide
1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
POWER1
POWER2
SAS0-3
3.5-inch HDD cage
SAS0-3
SGPIO1
3.5-inch HDD cage
First: SAS0-3
Second: SAS0-3
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