4.SAS connectors [red] (7-pin SAS1-4), [blue] (7-pin SAS5-8)

This motherboard comes with eight (8) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Series SCSI and Serial ATA (SATA). Each connector supports one device.

These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card.

Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1–4 when installing a 4-port PIKE RAID card.

DSAN-DX/TS500-E5

DSAN-DX/TS500-E5 SAS connectors

SAS4

SAS3

SAS2

SAS1

GND

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP2

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP1

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN2

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN1

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN2

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN1

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP 4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP2

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP1

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

SAS8

SAS7

SAS6

SAS5

GND

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP8

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP7

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP6

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP5

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN8

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN7

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN6

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN5

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN8

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN7

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN6

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN5

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP8

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP7

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP6

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP5

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

5.Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

This connector is used to connect to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card.

DSAN-DX/TS500-E5

NC ADD_IN_CARD- ADD_IN_CARD- NC

HDLED

DSAN-DX/TS500-E5

Storage card activity LED connector

ASUS TS500-E5

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