Avago Technologies 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e - Manual (Page 23)

Attach the Cables to Your Controller
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9 For the card to work properly, make sure the card is not slanted
in any direction when you tighten the screw on the bracket to
the enclosure.
Attach the Cables to Your Controller
Internal Connectors
The 9750-8i, 9750-4i, 9750-4i4e, 9750-16i4e, and 9750-24i4e
controller cards have internal connectors that use SFF-8087 cables
with or without sideband support. The sidebands are necessary if
you want SES enclosure management over I
2
C.
„ Insert the SFF-8087 cable plug into the 4 lane connector on the
controller.
„ When the cable is inserted correctly, you will feel it click into
place.
Figure 10. Connecting a typical Internal 4 lane SATA+SAS Cable with
an SFF-8087 Connector to the Controller Card
External Connectors
The 9750-4i4e, 9750-8e, 9750-16i4e, and 9750-24i4e controller
cards have external connectors that use SFF 8088 cables.
Follow these steps to connect the cable from your controller to a
drive enclosure.
Connect the connector on one end of the cable to the external port,
as shown in Figure 11.