Lenovo RD430 manual Mini-SAS ports

3

Mini-SAS ports 4-7

Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard disk drive 4 to hard disk drive 7.

4

Mini-SAS ports 0-3

Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard disk drive 0 to hard disk drive 3.

5

Signal cable connector

Used to connect the signal cable for the front USB connectors on the left rack handle.

6 7 8-pin power connector

Used to connect a power cable to provide power to the backplane.

Backplane for server models with 2.5-inch hard disk drive bays

This topic provides information to help you locate the connectors on the backplane for server models with 2.5-inch hard disk drive bays.

The following illustrations show the connectors on the backplane for server models with 2.5-inch hard disk drive bays.

Figure 32. Front view of the backplane for server models with 2.5-inch hard disk drive bays

	Slot 0 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state		Slot 4 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state drive
1		5
drive
	Slot 1 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state		Slot 5 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state drive
2		6
drive
	Slot 2 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state		Slot 6 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state drive
3		7
drive
	Slot 3 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state		Slot 7 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive or solid-state drive
4		8
drive

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