Asus P5BV/SAS - Manual (Page 53)

ASUS P5BV Series 2-33
14. SAS connector (blue, 7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4, SAS5, SAS6,
SAS7, SAS8)
(For P5BV/SAS model only)
This motherboard comes with eight Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors,
the next generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached
SCSI and Serial ATA. Each connector supports one device
To connect the SAS cable:
Plug in the SAS cable to the SAS1-8 connector until the cable snaps in place
You must use 8 PORT SATA to SAS cable (8 to 8) if you use SAS hard
drives. Else, you can use SATA cable if you use SATA hard drives.
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P5BV/SAS
P5BV/SAS SAS Connectors
SAS1
SAS3
SAS2
SAS4
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P1
RS
AT
A_
TX
N1
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P1
RS
AT
A_
RX
N1
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P3
RS
AT
A_
TX
N3
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P3
RS
AT
A_
RX
N3
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P2
RS
AT
A_
TX
N2
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P2
RS
AT
A_
RX
N2
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P4
RS
AT
A_
TX
N4
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P4
RS
AT
A_
RX
N4
G
ND
SAS5
SAS7
SAS6
SAS8
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P5
RS
AT
A_
TX
N5
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P5
RS
AT
A_
RX
N5
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P7
RS
AT
A_
TX
N7
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P7
RS
AT
A_
RX
N7
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P6
RS
AT
A_
TX
N6
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P6
RS
AT
A_
RX
N6
G
ND
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
TX
P8
RS
AT
A_
TX
N8
G
ND
RS
AT
A_
RX
P8
RS
AT
A_
RX
N8
G
ND
13. SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1 connector)
(For P5BV/SAS model only )
This connector is for the front panel LED port indicator that shows the SAS
HDD status.
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P5BV/SAS
P5BV/SAS SASLED Connectors
ACT_LED0
FL
T_LED0
PIN1
ACT_LED1
FL
T_LED1
ACT_LED2
FL
T_LED2
ACT_LED3
FL
T_LED3
ACT_LED4
GN
D
ACT_LED5
FL
T_LED4
FL
T_LED5
ACT_LED6
FL
T_LED6
ACT_LED7
FL
T_LED7
SASLED1