Power And Signal Cables For Internal Drives; Installing An Adapter - Lenovo ThinkServer TS100 Installation Manual

Power and signal cables for internal drives

The server uses cables to connect SATA-attached, simple-swap SATA, hot-swap
SAS, and hot-swap SATA devices to the power supply and to the system board.
(For the locations of the system-board connectors, see the User Guide on the
ThinkServer Documentation DVD.) Review the following information before you
connect power and signal cables to internal drives:
v The drives that are preinstalled in the server come with power and signal cables
v When you install a drive, make sure that one of the signal cable connectors is
The following cables are provided:
v Power cables: Four-wire power cables connect the drives to the power supply.
v Signal cables: Signal cables are typically flat cables, also called ribbon cables,

Installing an adapter

The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v Read the documentation that comes with your operating system.
v The server comes with the following adapter connectors or slots:
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attached. If you replace any drives, remember which cable is attached to which
drive.
connected to the drive and that the connector at the other end of the signal cable
is connected to the system board.
At the ends of these cables are plastic connectors that can be attached to
different drives; these connectors vary in size. Use either a four-wire power cable
or SATA power cable with SATA drives, but do not use both at the same time
(use one or the other).
that connect SATA attached, SATA, SAS, and diskette drives to the system board.
Two or three types of signal cables come with the server:
– SATA attached (for optical drives): The flat SATA-attached signal cable has
two connectors. One of these connectors is attached to the optical drive, and
one is attached to one of the connectors on the system board.
– (Optional) USB diskette drive: The narrower signal cable has two connectors.
One is attached to the diskette drive, and the other is connected to the floppy
drive connector (J11) on the system board.
– Simple-swap SATA: Simple-swap SATA models come with four SATA cables
that are already connected to the system board and the backplate at the rear
of the simple-swap drive cage.
– Hot-swap SAS/SATA: Hot-swap SAS/SATA models come with a single data
cable that connects the SAS/SATA controller to the hot-swap backplane. This
cable provides inherent connectivity for the four SAS or SATA drives that the
server supports. Therefore, additional cabling is not required for these drives.
For more information about the requirements for SAS/SATA cable and
connecting SAS/SATA devices, see the documentation that comes with these
devices.
For a list of supported optional devices for the server, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section. If you have to change
the switch setting or jumper settings on the adapter, follow the instructions that
come with the adapter.
– Slot 1, PCI Express x8