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5

NC

No Connect

6

RX-

Negative Side of Receive Data

7

NC

No Connect

8

NC

No Connect

Figure A-3: 10/100 BaseT Pinouts

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

Table A-4: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Pinouts

Pin #

Pin Name

Description

Signal Segment

 

S1

GND

2nd mate

S2

TX+

Transmit from PHY to hard drive

S3

TX-

Transmit from PHY to hard drive

S4

GND

2nd mate

S5

RX- Receive from hard drive to PHY

S6

RX+

Receive from hard drive to PHY

S7

GND

2nd mate

Backside Signal

 

S8

GND

2nd mate

S9

 

 

S10

 

 

S11

GND

2nd mate

S12

 

 

S13

 

 

S14

GND

2nd mate

Power Segment

 

P1

3.3V

Not supported

P2

3.3V

Not supported

P3

3.3V

Not supported

P4

GND

1st mate

P5

GND

2nd mate

P6

GND

2nd mate

P7

5.0V

Pre-charge, 2nd mate

P8

5.0V

 

P9

5.0V

 

P10

GND

2nd mate

P11

Reserved

Should be grounded

P12

GND

1st mate

P13

12.0V

Pre-charge, 2nd mate

P14

12.0V

 

P15

12.0V

 

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Sun Microsystems X4600 M2 manual Serial Attached Scsi SAS, Power Segment

X4600 M2, X4600 specifications

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