Dell R300 owner manual SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors

SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors

Figure 6-4 shows the location of the hard-drive connectors on the SAS/SATA backplane board.

Figure 6-4. SAS/SATA Backplane Board Components

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1	power +12C connector	2	3.5-inch SAS or SATA connector
3	SAS controller daughter card connector	4	3.5-inch SAS or SATA connector

Expansion Card Connectors for SAS Controller Daughter Cards

Figure , Figure , and Figure 6-7 show the locations of the connectors on each expansion card.

The optional SAS internal controller daughter cards are located directly above the DRAC 5 expansion card.

The SAS RAID external controller daughter card (PERC6 e) connects to the left riser board. This card contains a memory module slot and two external port connectors. The SAS RAID controller daughter card can support an optional RAID battery (not shown).

For more information, see "Expansion Cards" on page 95.

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