Asus TS700-E7/RS8 - Manual (Page 45)

TS700-E7/RS8 2-25
Chapter 2
Standard cables connected to the motherboard
1. 24-pin EATX power connector (from power supply to motherboard)
2. 8-pin 12V power connector (from power supply to motherboard)
3. Power supply SMBus connector (from power supply to motherboard)
4. System fan connectors (from system fan to motherboard)
5. USB connectors (from motherboard to front I/O board)
6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors
7. SAS connectors (for ASUS PI�E only; from motherboard to SATA/SAS
backplane)
8. Auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections
A SATA/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS700-E7/RS8. The SATA/SAS
backplane has four 22-pin SATA/SAS connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk
drives and SAS hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap
feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA/SAS hard disks. The LEDs on
the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status. See section
1.6.1 LED information for details.
Front side
The front side of the SATA/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes four SATA/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
Drive status LEDs
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4