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2-6 MegaRAID 8480 Hardware Installation
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CD. Be sure to use the latest Service Packs provided by the
operating system manufacturer and to review the readme file
that accompanies the driver.
2.4 SAS Device Cables
This section describes the cables used on the RAID controller and
provides step-by-step instructions for connecting SAS and/or SATA II
physical disks to the controller. The SAS and SATA II protocols use a
thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 26-wire ATA
cable.
Note:
Use only straight SAS cables, not cross-over SAS cables.
Figure 2.2 displays the SAS cable that connects the internal connectors
on a RAID controller to SAS drives.
Figure 2.2 Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS and/or
SATA II Physical Disks
Figure 2.3 displays the SATA II device plug connector used to connect a
RAID controller with internal connectors to the host receptable connector
Hard Drive
Connector
Serial Signal
Cables
RAID Controller to HDD
4-Lane Internal
Connector
SFF 8484
Breakout Cable