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HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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Figure 2-16, Min SAS 4i to Multi-lance Cable
Step 5-4. Connect the Min SAS 4i to Multi-lance Cable
Model ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML have Min SAS 4i internal
connectors, each of them can support up to four SATA drives. These
controllers can be installed in a server RAID enclosure with a Multi-
lance connector (SFF-8470) backplane. Multi-lance cables are not
included in the ARC-12XXML package.
If you have not yet connected your Min SAS 4i to Multi-lance
cables, buy the Min SAS 4i to Multi-lance cables to t your
enclosure. And connect your controller to the Multi-lance connector
backplane. The type of cable will depend on what enclosure you
have. The following diagram shows one example picture of Min SAS
4i to Multi-lance cable.
Unpack and remove the PCI RAID cards. Inspect it carefully. If
anything is missing or damaged, contact your local dealer.
Step 5-5. Connect the Min SAS 4i to Min SAS 4i Cable
Model ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML have Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087)
internal connectors, each of them can support up to four SATA
drives and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) side-
band signals . These adapters can be installed in a server RAID
enclosure with a Min SAS 4i internal connector backplane. Min SAS
4i cables are not included in the ARC-12XXML package.
This Min SAS 4i cable has eight signal pins to support four SATA
drives and six pins for the SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/
Output) side-band signals. The SGPIO bus is used for efcient LED
management and for sensing drive Locate status. Please see page
52 for the details of the SGPIO bus.