Areca ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML Computer Hardware User Manual


 
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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Step 5-5. Connect the Min SAS 4i to Min SAS 4i cable
Model ARC-1230ML/1260ML/1280ML have Min SAS 4i internal
connectors, each of them can support up to four SATA drives.
These adapters can be installed in a server RAID enclosure with a
Min SAS 4i internal connector backplane. Min SAS 4i cables are not
included in the ARC-12XXML package.
This Min SAS 4i cable has eight signal pins to support four SATA
drives and six pins for the SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/
Output) side-band signals. The SGPIO bus is used for efcient LED
management and for sensing drive Locate status. Please see page
51 for the details of the SGPIO bus.
Unpack and remove the PCI RAID cards. Inspect it carefully. If
anything is missing or damaged, contact your local dealer.
Step 6 Install the LED cable (optional)
ARC-1XXX Series Fault/Activity Header Intelligent Electronics
Schematic.
Figure 2-17, Min SAS 4i to Min SAS 4i