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Use the following instructions to connect the cables:

1.Use one 700 mm (27.56 inches) mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 1 to the port 0 on the RAID card. Then, connect the mini-SAS connector 2 to the mini-SAS signal cable connector 1 on the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane.

2.If you have more than four 2.5-inch hard disk drives installed, use the other 700 mm (27.56 inches) mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 5 to the port 1 on the RAID card. Then, connect the mini-SAS connector 6 to the mini-SAS signal cable connector 2 on the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane.

3.Use the 2-pin 200 mm (7.87 inches) RAID card to system board hard disk drive LED cable. Connect the end 4 to the external connector on the RAID card and the end 3 to the hard disk drive LED connector on the system board.

Figure 24. Connecting cables for server models with one 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane and a RAID card

For connector location information about the RAID card, hot-swap hard disk drive backplane, and the system board, refer to the related topics in “Locations” on page 13.

For information about connecting the appropriate power connector of the power supply to the backplane, see “Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane” on page 34.

Server models with up to four 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives and one backplane

For server models with up to four 3.5-inch SATA hot-swap hard disk drives and one backplane, you can either connect the SATA hard disk drive(s) to the SATA connectors on the system board or a required RAID card if you have one installed in the server. For server models with up to four 3.5-inch SAS hot-swap hard disk drives and one backplane, connect the SAS hard disk drive(s) to the required RAID card installed in the server.

Note: SATA II is the only type of SATA supported by the RAID card.

Use the following instructions to connect the cables:

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