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Table 3.2 – Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP User Manual

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Table 3.2

SAS 8204XLP RAID Controller and SAS 8208XLP RAID
Controller – Jumpers and Connectors

Jumper Description

Type

Comments

J1

Serial port (RS232)
header

4-pin
header

Provides access between an
integrated UART and a local bus.
The on-board UART can be used for
diagnostics with the appropriate
firmware modification.

J2

SAS Ports

Ports 0–3

The ports connect the cables from
the controller to SAS physical drives,
SATA II physical drives, or a port
multiplier.

J5

SAS Ports
Note: The SAS

8204XLP RAID
controller does
not contain this
connector.

Ports 4–7

The ports connect the cables from
the controller to SAS physical drives,
SATA II physical drives, or a port
multiplier.

J7

Individual Activity
LED header for all
eight ports

16-pin
(8x2)
header

Provides an LED interface
individually to eight SAS ports. The
LED indicates activity on a specific
port.

J8

Drive Fault LED
connector interface

16-pin
(8x2)
connector

Provides an LED interface
individually to eight SAS ports. The
LED indicates a drive fault on a
specific port.

J9

IPMI-style SMBus
System
Management)

/I

2

C header

3-pin
header

Reserved for LSI Logic internal use.