User`s guide

Hardware – Description and Installation

1.1-RocketRAID 2710/272x Host Adapter layout

Illustration shows RocketRAID 2720

Port1、Port2

These represent the RocketRAID 2720’s 2 Internal Mini-SAS ports.

Each port can directly support up to 4 SATA/SAS hard disks.

Note: RocketRAID 2710 has only 1 Internal Mini-SAS port

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Port1

LED Connections - (Drive-activity/Drive-failure): The RocketRAID 2710/2720 host adapter has 2/4 LED

connectors that are used to indicate the activity and failure status of hard drives attached to the card’s 4/8

SATA/SAS channels.

A1, A2, F1, F2

A1/A2 provides LED support for Drive Activity, while F1/F2 supports Drive Failure.

Note: The RocketRAID 2710 has only A1 and F2 jumpers

Pin Connections - SATA/SAS Channel/Port Table

BEEP1-Speaker

Alarm (speaker): the speaker emits and audible alarm in the case of Drive/array failure.

Pin Number

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin3

Pin4

Drive1

Drive2

Drive3

Drive4

Drive5

Drive6

Drive7

Drive8