Sata Devices; Sata Guidelines - HP xw4000 Service & Reference Manual

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SATA guidelines

The xw6000 system supports a mixed configuration of UATA/IDE, SCSI, and SATA hard drives.
Review the following diagram and table to determine the correct drive configuration for your
system.
When installing and operating SATA devices, you must follow these guidelines:
Connect the 4-2 pin LED cable (225537-001, included with SATA RAID controller kit) from
the RAID card header "JP1" (4 pin header) to the system board header labeled "SCSI LED"
(2 pin header).
Use the 14 inch SATA data cable with a straight connectors (326965-004) for the hard drive
bays.
Use the longest data cable with the straight connectors (326965-002) if installing a hard drive
in an optical bay (with adaptor).
To maintain Class B standards for radiated emissions, SATA cables on HP workstation xw6000
systems must be routed so they do not contact the access panel. Loosely tie-wrap the SATA
cables to the audio cable as shown in the following illustrations.
cable routing shown with a standard graphics card (left photo) and with an AGP support bracket (right photo)
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