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Figure28. Connecting cables from the RAID card to the backplane
To connect cables from the RAID card to the backplane, do one of the following depending on the type of
your RAID card:
• If you are using a ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter, do the following:
1. Use the mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 1 to the port 0 on the
RAID card. Then, connect the mini-SAS connector 2 to the mini-SAS ports 0-3 on the backplane.
2. If your server has more than four hard disk drives installed, use the other mini-SAS to mini-SAS
signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 3 to the port 1 on the RAID card. Then, connect the
mini-SAS connector 4 to the mini-SAS ports 4-7 on the backplane.
• If you are using a ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter, do the following:
1. Use one mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 3 to the ports 3-0 on
the RAID card. Then, connect the mini-SAS connector 4 to the mini-SAS ports 0-3 on the backplane.
2. If your server has more than four hard disk drives installed, use the other mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal
cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 1 to the ports 7-4 on the RAID card. Then, connect the
mini-SAS connector
2 to the mini-SAS ports 4-7 on the backplane.
• If you are using a ThinkServer RAID 710 Adapter, do the following:
1. Use the mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector 1 to the port 1 on the
RAID card. Then, connect the mini-SAS connector 2 to the mini-SAS ports 0-3 on the backplane.
2. If your server has more than four hard disk drives installed, use the other mini-SAS to mini-SAS
signal cable. Connect the mini-SAS connector
3 to the port 2 on the RAID card. Then, connect the
mini-SAS connector 4 to the mini-SAS ports 4-7 on the backplane.
Refer to the following topics for information about the connector locations and the power cable connections:
• “Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane” on page 33
• “RAID card” on page 30
• “System board components” on page 38
System board components
The following illustration shows the component locations on the system board.
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