Lenovo RD540 manual Backplane for six 2.5-inch hard disk drives

Figure 25. Rear view of the backplane for eight 2.5-inch hard disk drives

1 8-pin power connector 3 Mini-SAS ports 0-3

2Mini-SAS ports 4-7

1

8-pin power connector

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

2

Mini-SAS ports 4-7

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

3

Mini-SAS ports 0-3

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

Backplane for six 2.5-inch hard disk drives

This topic provides information to help you locate the connectors on the backplane for six 2.5-inch hard disk drives.

The following illustrations show the connectors on the backplane for six 2.5-inch hard disk drives.

Figure 26. Front view of the backplane for six 2.5-inch hard disk drives

	Slot 0 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 5 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
1		4
	Slot 2 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 3 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
2		5
	Slot 4 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 1 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
3		6

36ThinkServer RD540 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual