Lenovo RD540 manual Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections

Figure 27. Rear view of the backplane for six 2.5-inch hard disk drives

	8-pin power connector		Mini-SAS ports 0-3
1		3
	Mini-SAS ports 4-5		Optical drive power connector
2		4

1

8-pin power connector

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

2

Mini-SAS ports 4-5

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 5.

3

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.

4

Optical drive power connector

Used to connect the power cable for the slim optical drive if the server has one installed.

Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections

This topic provides instructions on how to connect the mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cables. This topic contains connecting cables from the RAID card to the backplane.

You can connect cables from the RAID card to the backplane to support up to eight hard disk drives. In this case, you can configure RAID for the hard disk drives using the advanced hardware RAID functions.

Note: The option kit for the RAID card is designed for different types of servers and might contain additional cables that are not required for your server.

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