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Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller
Table 1: LED Indicator Pin Positions
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J7 | : : : : : | Orientation Horizontal | ||
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| 0 1 2 3 NU | Port number/NU (Not Used) | |
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| J8 | : : : : : | Orientation Horizontal | |
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| 4 5 6 7 NU | Port number/NU (Not | |
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| J9 | : : : : : | Orientation Horizontal | |
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| 8 9 10 11 All | Port number/All (all activity | |
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LED indicators for individual drives on J7 and J8
Serial number (on plate)
SODIMM (memory module)
Overall LED drive status | I2C | ||
indicator: the last two pins | connector | ||
of J9. The anode is the | |||
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lower of the two pins and |
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the cathode is the upper. |
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LED connector details
J7 is for drives 0, 1, 2, 3 (left to right) J8 is for drives 4, 5, 6, 7 (left to right)
Serial ports are double- stacked connectors.
Ports:
6 and 7
4 and 5
2 and 3
0 and 1
The last two pins on J7 and J8 are unused.
Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9500S-8 Serial ATA RAID Controller, Pchip v1.4 (Non-BBU Compatible)
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