User's Manual

2-1

Chapter 2

Connectors, Jumpers and Indicators

2-1 Connectors

Connectors are used to attach the add-on card to the system’s mainboard.

Table 2-1 lists the add-on card’s jumpers and connectors, as shown in Figure 2-1 above.

Internal SAS Connectors

The Internal SAS ports (SFF-8087 connector) connect to the backplane allowing the

motherboard to access the hard drives. Each connector supports up to four hard drives

allowing the add-on card to support a maximum of eight. (SAS 0-3 and SAS 4-7).

Figure 2-1. AOC-SASLP-MV8 Add-on Card Front Connectors and Jumpers

Table 2-1. Front Connectors and Pin Definitions

Number Description

1 Internal SAS Connectors

2 Marvell's Serial ATA Host Controller

3 PCI-E x4 Connector

4 Activity and Ready LEDs