Reference Guide

Dell™ PowerEdge™ C1100—
Information Update
Support for 6 Gb/s SAS Interface
Your system supports 6 Gb/s SAS expander board for 2.5" hard drives and
6 Gb/s SAS backplane for 3.5" hard drives. 6 Gb/s SAS is based on the SAS–2
specifications and extends the data-transfer rates from previous 3 Gb/s to 6 Gb/s.
3.5" Hard-Drive Systems Backplane
1 8-pin fan connector 6 2 SGPIO signal cable
3 8-pin fan connector 5 4 8-pin fan connector 4
5 8-pin fan connector 3 6 8-pin fan connector 2
7 8-pin fan connector 1 8 power connector
9 SATA 3 connector 10 hard-drive 4 connector
11 SATA 2 connector 12 hard-drive 3 connector
13 SATA 1 connector 14 hard-drive 2 connector
15 SATA 0 connector 16 hard-drive 1 connector
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February 2010

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