Asus TS300-PA4 - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-24
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections
(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
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.
Drive status LEDs
CON1
CON3
CON5
CON7
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.
HDD
device
Front side
connector
Back side
connector
HDD 1 CON1 CON2
HDD 2 CON3 CON4
HDD 3 CON5 CON6
HDD 4 CON7 CON8