HP Z440, Z640, and Z840 Workstation Series - Maintenance and Service Guide
HP Z440 Workstations — Intel AHCI SATA controller guidelines
See HP Z440 Workstation system board components on page 5 to determine the location of system board
connectors.
NOTE: Port 0 is the default port for the boot drive (the default port can be changed manually in the BIOS).
RAID card (RC) or system
board (SB) connector
Drive installation scenarios
1 2 3
RC J8
SAS HDD 1 SAS HDD 1-B SATA HDD 1-B
RC J7 SAS HDD 2 SATA HDD 2-D SAS HDD 2-D
RC J6 SAS HDD 3 SATA HDD 3-D SAS HDD 3-D
RC J5 SAS HDD 4 SATA HDD 4-D SAS HDD 4-D
SB SATA 0 — — —
SB SATA 1 — — —
SB SATA 2 ODD 1 ODD 1 ODD 1
SB SATA 3 ODD 2 ODD 2 ODD 2
SB SATA 4 eSATA (top) eSATA (top) eSATA (top)
SB SATA 5 eSATA (bottom) eSATA (bottom) eSATA (bottom)
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly)
HDD = hard drive
ODD = optical drive
NOTE: Only the most common congurations are shown here.
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