– The 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS and hot-swap SATA models come with the
following cables to provide signal and power to the hot-swap SAS/SATA
drives:
- Two single signal cables (thick red and black) that connects to the signal
cable connectors on the hard disk drive backplanes and the connectors on
the SAS/SATA RAID adapter (see the ServeRAID adapters installation
instructions in this document for more cabling information).
- A split power cable (red/yellow/black). The end of the power cable with the
single connector connects to the Hard disk drive backplane power
connector on the system board and the end of the power cable with the
two connectors, connects to the power connectors on the hard disk drive
backplanes.
- A split configuration signal cable (black). The end of the configuration signal
cable with the single connector connects to the Hard disk drive backplane
configuration signal connector on the system board and the end of the
configuration signal cable with the two connectors, connects to the
configuration signal connectors on the hard disk drive backplanes.
– The 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS and hot-swap SATA models come with the
following to provide signal and power to the 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA
drives:
- A single signal cable (thick red and black) that connects to the hard disk
drive backplane and one of the connectors on the SAS/SATA RAID adapter
(see the ServeRAID adapters installation instructions in this document for
more cabling information).
- A single power cable (red/yellow/black) that connects to the Hard disk
drive backplane power connector on the system board and to the power
connector on the hard disk drive backplane.
- A single configuration signal cable (black) that connects to the Hard disk
drive backplane configuration signal connector on the system board
and the configuration signal connector on the hard disk drive backplane.
For more information about the requirements for SAS/SATA cables and connecting
SAS/SATA devices, see the documentation that comes with these devices.
For a list of supported options for the server, see http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
Removing a power supply
When you remove or install a power supply, observe the following precautions.
Statement 8:
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