HP Workstations - LSI 8888 8-port SAS RAID Controller Card Installation

RAID controller card features
There are two selectable connectors on the card. Each internal connector supports up to four SAS hard
drives. The number of external hard drives supported by an external connector depends on your
preferred external device. One adapter cable—either internal or external—can be connected to each
selectable connector.
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Selectable connector 1 consists of connectors
A
and
B
.
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Selectable connector 2 consists of connectors
C
and
D
.
The hard drive activity LED is connector
E
Figure 3 Identifying the SAS controller ports
Table 2 Port connectors
Connector Description
A
Internal connector 1* (SFF-8087 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 1
B
External connector 1 (SFF-8088 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 1
C
Internal connector 2 (SFF-8087 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 2
D
External connector 2* (SFF-8088 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 2
E
Hard drive LED connector (2-pin connector labelled J9)
Card BIOS default settings:
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Newer cards are auto-sensing by default.
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* Historically, card BIOS default enabled connectors
A
(ports 0-3) and
D
(ports 4-7).
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See Step 6—Configuring RAID devices on page 12 for information about setting and resetting
card BIOS defaults.
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