Sataii/Sas Backplane Cabling - Asus RS520-X5 PS8 User Manual

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SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

A SATAII/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the RS520-X5/PS8.
Front side
The front side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes eight SATAII/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
Each SATAII/SAS connector is labeled so you can
easily determine their counterpart connectors at the
back side of the backplane. Refer to the table for
reference.
HDD Device
HDD 1
HDD 2
HDD 3
HDD 4
HDD 5
HDD 6
HDD 7
HDD 8
Back side
The back side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the
rear panel when installed. This side includes the power
connectors and SATAII/SAS interfaces for the motherboard
Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card.
ASUS RS520-X5/PS8
Front side connector
SAS1
SAS2
SAS3
SAS4
SAS5
SAS6
SAS7
SAS8
Back side connector
CON1
CON2
CON3
CON4
CON5
CON6
CON7
CON8
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