AMCC 9550SX-8LP manual

Installing a 9550SX RAID Controller with Multilane Internal Connectors

To connect the multilane cables and install the controller in the computer

Depending on the number of drives you will be connecting, you will connect one to three multilane cables (for the 12-port card) or one to four multilane cables (for the 16-port card). Each cable supports up to four serial ATA ports.

1Connect each multilane cable to a multilane connector on the controller.

When the cable is inserted correctly, you will feel it click into place.

Figure 13. Connecting an InfiniBand Multilane Cable with an SFF-8470 Connector to the 9550SX-12MI Controller

Figure 14. Connecting a Multilane Cable with an SFF-8087 Connector to the 9550SX-16ML Controller

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