Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 - Manual (Page 48)

The following illustrations show the connectors on the backplane for server models with eight 2.5-inch
hard-disk-drive bays.
Figure 26. Front view of the backplane for server models with eight 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays
1 Slot 2 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive 5 Slot 5 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
2 Slot 4 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive 6 Slot 3 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
3 Slot 6 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive 7 Slot 1 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
4 Slot 7 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive 8 Slot 0 for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive
Figure 27. Rear view of the backplane for server models with eight 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays
1 8-pin power connector 3 Mini-SAS ports 0-3
2 Mini-SAS ports 4-7
1 8-pin power connector
Used to connect a power cable to provide power to the backplane.
2 Mini-SAS ports 4-7
Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of the mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard
disk drive 4 to hard disk drive 7.
3 Mini-SAS ports 0-3
Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of the mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard
disk drive 0 to hard disk drive 3.
Connecting the cables
This topic provides instructions on the following mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable connections:
• Connecting cables from the system board to the backplane
• Connecting cables from the RAID card to the backplane
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