Asus Pedestal/5U Rackmount Server TS500-E5 - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-24
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections
A SATA/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS500-E5. The SATA/SAS
backplane has four 22-pin SATA/SAS connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk
drives and SAS hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap
feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA/SAS hard disks. The LEDs on
the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status. See section
“1.6 LED information” for details.
Front side
The front side of the SATA/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes four SATA/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
Each SATA/SAS connector is labeled (CON0, CON1,
CON2, CON3) 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 CON0 CON4
HDD 2 CON1 CON5
HDD 3 CON2 CON6
HDD 4 CON3 CON7
Drive status LEDs
CON0 CON1 CON2 CON3