Supermicro 7045B-3 User Manual page 65

Figure 6-5. Removing a SAS Drive Carrier
Figure 6-6. Mounting a SAS Drive in a Carrier
Important! Use extreme caution when working around the SAS
backplane. Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects
!
and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct
the airfl ow holes.
3. SAS backplane
The SAS drives plug into a SAS backplane. Two ribbon cables from the SAS0~3
and SAS4~7 ports on the serverboard should be connected to the SAS backplane.
There are also two power connectors on the backplane - both should be connected.
The backplane has four channel connectors that the SAS drives plug into when
inserted with a SAS drive carrier. You cannot cascade the SAS backplane.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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