Hot-Swap Hard-Disk-Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

The following illustration shows the connectors on the expander card. Each connector on the expander
card is used to connect a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. For detailed information, see "Connecting
the cables" on page 48.
Figure 28. Expander card
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Connector 1
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Connector 2
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Connector 3

Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane

Your server might come with one of the following hot-swap hard-disk-drive bay and backplane configurations:
• Eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays and one backplane
• Twelve 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays and one backplane
• Eight 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays and one backplane
• Sixteen 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays and two backplanes
To locate the backplanes, see "Server components" on page 34.
Backplane for server models with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays
This topic provides information to help you locate the connectors on the backplane for server models
with eight 3.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays.
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Connector 4
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Connector 5
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Connector 6