Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 - Manual (Page 34)

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 12. ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter
1 Ports 7-4 2 Ports 3-0
3 ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery connector
1 Ports 7-4
Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable.
2 Ports 3-0
Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable.
3 ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery connector
Used to connect a ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery. See “Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID 700
Battery” on page 68.
Connecting the cables
Note: Your server supports both SATA and SAS hard disk drives. For server models with SAS hard disk
drives, a RAID card must be installed. For server models with SATA hard disk drives, you can connect the
SATA hard disk drives to a RAID card or the SATA connectors on the system board.
This topic provides instructions on the following cable connections:
• “Connecting the 2.5-inch hard disk drives and slim optical drive with a RAID card” on page 22
• “Connecting the 2.5-inch hard disk drives and slim optical drive without a RAID card” on page 25
• “Connecting the 3.5-inch hard disk drives and slim optical drive with a RAID card” on page 27
• “Connecting the 3.5-inch hard disk drives and slim optical drive without a RAID card” on page 29
Connecting the 2.5-inch hard disk drives and slim optical drive with a RAID card
Note: If you are connecting the 2.5-inch hard disk drives with a ThinkServer 9207-8i 6G HBA, the procedure
is similar.
To connect the 2.5-inch hard disk drives and slim optical drive with a RAID card:
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