12 X Sata Storage Device Configuration And Cabling - Asus RS700A-E12 Series User Manual

2.10.1

12 x SATA storage device configuration and cabling

• The illustrations in this section are for reference only and may vary between models.
• You may still support 4, 8 or 12 NVMe bays with this configuration, for more
information please refer to the following sections:
- 4 NVMe support: 4 x NVMe storage device configuration and cabling
- 8 NVMe support: 8 x NVMe storage device configuration and cabling
- 12 NVMe support: 12 x NVMe storage device configuration and cabling
Backplane connector
SLIMSAS1
SLIMSAS2
SLIMSAS3
1. Install the storage devices into the supported bays.
Refer to Storage Devices for details on how to install storage devices.
SATA
SATA
2. Remove the rear and backplane covers. For more information, refer to Removing the
rear cover and Removing the backplane cover.
ASUS RS700A-E12 Series
Cable
SlimSAS (vertical) to
SlimSAS (vertical)
SlimSAS (vertical) to
SlimSAS (vertical)
SlimSAS (vertical) to
SlimSAS (vertical)
SATA SATA
SATA SATA
Connect to
SLIMPCIE_SATA1 on motherboard
SLIMPCIE_SATA1 on motherboard
SlimSAS
SATA SATA
SATA SATA
on motherboard
SATA
SATA
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