Asus TS300-E8-PS4 - Manual (Page 48)

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-26
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections
A SATA/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS300-E8. 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 installation or removal of SATA/SAS hard disks. The LEDs on
the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status. See section
1.7 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.
HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector
HDD 1 HDD1 CON1
HDD 2 HDD2 CON2
HDD 3 HDD3 CON3
HDD 4 HDD4 CON4
Drive status LEDs
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4
Each SATA/SAS connector is labeled (HDD1,
HDD2, HDD3, HDD4) so you can easily
determine their counterpart connectors at the
back side of the backplane. Refer to the table
for reference.