Intel SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide - Page 20

Perform the following steps to connect a RAID Controller SRCSAS144E directly to a SAS backplane or to SATA hard drives. When cabling directly to hard drives or to backplanes that do not include expander support, use one cable per drive. When cabling to backplanes that include expander support, use one or two cables per backplane. 1. Connect the 4-port connector on the internal cable into the connector on the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. 2. Connect between one and four of the connectors on the other end of the cable into the connector on a SAS backplane or SATA hard drive, or into a backplane that has expander support (Intel product codes AXX6DRV3GEXP or AXX4DRV3GEXP). Figure 4. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E to a SATA Hard Drive Configuring the Storage Adapter After performing the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E installation, you must configure the storage adapter and install the operating system driver. The Software User's Guide instructs you on the configuration options and how to set them on your RAID Controller SRCSAS144E, and provides detailed installation instructions for operating system drivers. 11 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide