User's Manual

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ASUS TS500-E8-PS4
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections
ASATA/SASbackplanecomespre-installedintheTS700-X7/PS4.TheSATA/SAS
backplanehasfour22-pinSATA/SASconnectorstosupportSerialATAharddiskdrivesand
SASharddiskdrives.Thebackplanedesignincorporatesahotswapfeaturetoalloweasy
connectionorremovalofSATA/SASharddisks.TheLEDsonthebackplaneconnecttothe
frontpanelLEDstoindicateHDDstatus.Seesection1.6LEDinformationfordetails.
Front side
ThefrontsideoftheSATA/SASbackplanefacesthefrontpanelwheninstalled.Thisside
includesfourSATA/SASconnectorsforthehotswapdrivetrays.
Drive status LEDs
HDD1
HDD2
HDD3
HDD4
EachSATA/SASconnectorislabeled(HDD1,
HDD2,HDD3,HDD4)soyoucaneasilydetermine
theircounterpartconnectorsatthebacksideofthe
backplane.Refertothetableforreference.
HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector
HDD1 HDD1 CON1
HDD2 HDD2 CON2
HDD3 HDD3 CON3
HDD4 HDD4 CON4