Connecting Maxiq Solid State Drives And Other Ssds - Adaptec 5085 Installation And User Manual

External SAS cable
connecting to a
drive bay
When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer
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cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with

Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs

To connect an Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drive or other SSD to your controller, use a direct-
attached connection or a backplane connection. If your server does not have a standard 2.5-
inch drive tray, you must use a bracket/SLED which enables the SSD to fit properly (not
included with MaxIQ SSD kit).
Note:
For MaxIQ caching applications, Series 5 and Series 2 controllers support Adaptec
MaxIQ-branded Solid State Drives only. Adaptec Q-series controllers support Adaptec MaxIQ-
branded Solid State Drives plus select SSDs from other manufacturers. For RAID arrays, you
can use any Solid State Drive on the compatibility list. See
a list of MaxIQ-compatible SSDs.
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
Controller connected to backplane
with Internal mini-SAS to mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 to SFF-8087)
Controller connected to backplane
with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484)
Connecting External Devices on page
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Disk drives or
SSDs on
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Disk drives or
SSDs on
backplane
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