Asus RS520-X5/PS8 - Manual (Page 35)

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2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling
A SATAII/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the RS520-X5/PS8.
Front side
The front side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.
This side includes eight SATAII/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.
Each SATAII/SAS connector is labeled 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 SAS1 CON1
HDD 2 SAS2 CON2
HDD 3 SAS3 CON3
HDD 4 SAS4 CON4
HDD 5 SAS5 CON5
HDD 6 SAS6 CON6
HDD 7 SAS7 CON7
HDD 8 SAS8 CON8
Back side
The back side of the SATAII/SAS backplane faces the
rear panel when installed. This side includes the power
connectors and SATAII/SAS interfaces for the motherboard
Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card.