Asus RS520-X5 PS8 User Manual - Page 35

SATAII/SAS backplane cabling

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2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling A SATAII/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the RS520-X5/PS8. Front side The front side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed. This side includes eight SATAII/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays. Each SATAII/SAS connector is labeled so you can easily determine their counterpart connectors at the back side of the backplane. Refer to the table for reference. HDD Device HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8 Front side connector SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Back side connector CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 CON5 CON6 CON7 CON8 Back side The back side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the rear panel when installed. This side includes the power connectors and SATAII/SAS interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card. ASUS RS520-X5/PS8 2-17

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ASUS RS520-X5/PS8
2.7
SATAII/SAS backplane cabling
A SATAII/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the RS520-X5/PS8.
Front side
The front side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes eight SATAII/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
Each SATAII/SAS connector is labeled so you can
easily determine their counterpart connectors at the
back side of the backplane. Refer to the table for
reference.
HDD Device
Front side connector
Back side connector
HDD 1
SAS1
CON1
HDD 2
SAS2
CON2
HDD 3
SAS3
CON3
HDD 4
SAS4
CON4
HDD 5
SAS5
CON5
HDD 6
SAS6
CON6
HDD 7
SAS7
CON7
HDD 8
SAS8
CON8
Back side
The back side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the
rear panel when installed. This side includes the power
connectors and SATAII/SAS interfaces for the motherboard
Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card.