Lenovo ThinkServer RD530 - Manual (Page 44)

Figure 20. Rear view of the backplane for 2.5-inch hard disk drives
1 8-pin power connector 3 Mini-SAS ports 0-3
2 Mini-SAS ports 4-7
1 8-pin power connector
Used to connect a power cable to provide power to the backplane.
2 Mini-SAS ports 4-7
Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of the mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard
disk drive 4 to hard disk drive 7.
3 Mini-SAS ports 0-3
Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of the mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard
disk drive 0 to hard disk drive 3.
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections
This topic provides instructions on how to connect the mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cables. This topic
contains connecting cables from the RAID card to the backplane.
You can connect cables from the RAID card to the backplane to support up to eight hard disk drives. In this
case, you can configure RAID for the hard disk drives using the advanced hardware RAID functions.
Note: The option kit for the RAID card is designed for different types of servers and might contain additional
cables that are not required for your server.
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