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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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2.9.2 SATA backplane connections

The SATA backplane has four 15-pin SATA connectors to support Serial

ATA hard disks. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to

allow easy connection or removal of SATA hard disks. The LED on the

backplane connect to the front panel LED to indicate HDD status. See

section “1.6 LED information” for details.

Front side

The front side of the SATA backplane faces the front panel when installed.

This side includes four SATA connectors for the hot swap drive trays.

Drive status LEDs

Disk drive 1

Disk drive 2

Disk drive 3

Disk drive 4

Each SATA connector is labeled (CON1, CON3, CON5, CON7) so you can

easily determine their counterpart connectors at the back side of the

backplane. Refer to the table below for reference.

Connector Back side

label connector

CON1 CON2

CON3 CON4

CON5 CON5

CON7 CON6

1 2 ... 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 ... 65 66

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