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HP Z420 Workstations — LSI 9212-4i RAID controller guidelines
See
HP Z420 Workstation system board components on page 19 to determine the location of system
board connectors.
NOTE: Hard disk drives attached to RC J8 are designated by the 9212-4i BIOS to be boot devices. If
the hard disk drive connected to RC J8 is a member of a RAID array, the RAID array is the boot device.
RAID card (RC) or
system board (SB)
connector
Drive installation scenarios
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RC J8
SAS HDD 1 SAS HDD 1-B SATA HDD 1-B
RC J7 SAS HDD 2 SATA HDD 2-D SAS HDD 2-D
RC J6 SAS HDD 3 SATA HDD 3-D SAS HDD 3-D
RC J5 SAS HDD 4 SATA HDD 4-D SAS HDD 4-D
SB SATA 0———
SB SATA 1———
SB SATA 2 ODD 1 ODD 1 ODD 1
SB SATA 3 ODD 2 ODD 2 ODD 2
SB SATA 4 eSATA (top) eSATA (top) eSATA (top)
SB SATA 5 eSATA (bottom) eSATA (bottom) eSATA (bottom)
SB SCU 0———
SB SCU 1———
SB SCU 2———
SB SCU 3———
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly)
HDD = hard disk drive
ODD = optical disc drive
NOTE: Only the most common configurations are shown here.
Component replacement guidelines
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