Sataii/Sas Backplane Cabling - Asus RS700-E7/RS8 User Manual

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SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

Front side
The front side of the SATIIA/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes eight SATAII/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
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 RS700-E7/RS8
Connect the SATAII/SAS HDDs
Connects a 8-pin
plug from power
supply
Connects the data cables
connected to the motherboard
SGPIO_SEL jumper:
pins 1-2 (Onboard)
pins 2-3 (Add-on card)
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