Lenovo 441 Server User Manual


 
2 Mini-SAS signal cable connector 2
Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of the mini-SAS signal cable.
3 Mini-SAS signal cable connector 1
Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of the mini-SAS signal cable.
Connecting cables
This topic provides instructions on how to connect the mini-SAS signal cable(s) to the hot-swap hard disk
drive backplane(s) and the system board or the required RAID card if you have one installed.
This topic applies only to server models that have hot-swap hard disk drive(s) installed and the cable
connections are different depending on the following congurations:
Server models with ve to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives and two backplanes
Server models with up to eight 2.5-inch SAS hot-swap hard disk drives and one backplane
Server models with up to four 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives and one backplane
Server models with ve to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives and two backplanes
For server models with ve to eight SAS or SATA II 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives and two backplanes, a
required RAID card must be installed in the server.
The following cables that come with the RAID card are required:
Note: The option package for the RAID card is designed for different types of servers and might contain
additional cables that are not required to be installed into your server.
Two 700 mm (27.56 inches) mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cables
One 2-pin 200 mm (7.87 inches) RAID card to system board hard disk drive LED cable
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