Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 User Manual

ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter (also known as ThinkServer 9260-8i SAS RAID Adapter)
The following illustration shows the connectors on the ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter.
Figure 18. ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter
1
Ports 7-4
2
Ports 3-0
1 Ports 7-4
Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable. See "Connecting the cables" on page 39.
2 Ports 3-0
Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable. See "Connecting the cables" on page 39.
3 External connector
Used to connect a 2-pin 200 mm (7.87 inches) RAID card to the system board hard disk drive LED cable.
See "Connecting the cables" on page 39.
4 Board-to-board connector
Used to connect a ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery. See "For the ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter: Installing or
removing the ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery" on page 108.

Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

Your server comes with one of the following hot-swap hard disk drive and backplane configurations:
• Five to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA or SAS hard disk drives with two backplanes
• Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA or SAS hard disk drives with one backplane
• Up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk drives with one backplane
3
External connector
4
Board-to-board connector
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