Asus TS300-E3 - Manual (Page 44)

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2.9.2 2.9.2 2.9.2 2.9.2 2.9.2 SATA backplane connections SATA backplane connections SATA backplane connections SATA backplane connections SATA backplane connections
(in PA4 model only) (in PA4 model only) (in PA4 model only) (in PA4 model only) (in PA4 model only)
A SATA backplane comes pre-installed in the TS300-E3 PA4 model. The
SATA backplane has four 15-pin SATA connectors to support Serial ATA
hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to
allow easy connection or removal of SATA hard disks. The LED on the
backplane connect to the front panel LED to indicate HDD status. See
section “1.6 LED information” for details.
Front side Front side Front side Front side Front side
The front side of the SATA backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes four SATA connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
D r i v e s t a t u s L E D s D r i v e s t a t u s L E D s D r i v e s t a t u s L E D s D r i v e s t a t u s L E D s D r i v e s t a t u s L E D s
C O N 1 C O N 1 C O N 1 C O N 1 C O N 1
C O N 3 C O N 3 C O N 3 C O N 3 C O N 3
C O N 5 C O N 5 C O N 5 C O N 5 C O N 5
C O N 7 C O N 7 C O N 7 C O N 7 C O N 7
Each SATA connector is labeled
(CON1, CON3, CON5, CON7) so you
can easily determine their
counterpart connectors at the back
side of the backplane. Refer to the
table for reference.
H D D H D D H D D H D D H D D F r o n t s i d e F r o n t s i d e F r o n t s i d e F r o n t s i d e F r o n t s i d e B a c k s i d e B a c k s i d e B a c k s i d e B a c k s i d e B a c k s i d e
D e v i c e D e v i c e D e v i c e D e v i c e D e v i c e c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r c o n n e c t o r
HDD 1 CON1 CON2
HDD 2 CON3 CON4
HDD 3 CON5 CON6
HDD 4 CON7 CON8