Asus ESC1000 G2 - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-24
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections
An SATA backplane comes pre-installed in the ESC1000 G2. The SATA backplane has
four 22-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
LEDs on the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status. See section
1.7 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.
HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector
HDD 1 HDD1 CON1
HDD 2 HDD2 CON2
HDD 3 HDD3 CON3
HDD 4 HDD4 CON4
Drive status LEDs
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4
Each SATA connector is labeled (HDD1, HDD2,
HDD3, HDD4) so you can easily determine their
counterpart connectors at the back side of the
backplane. Refer to the table for reference.