Hardware User's Guide

Intel® SAS Controller RS25GB008 Hardware User’s Guide 11
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Note: Some of these chip features may not be supported by Intel
®
SAS Controller RS25GB008.
Flash ROM
An 16-MB CFI-compliant flash ROM is used to accommodate firmware and BIOS
Console 2 OpROM.
Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM)
The serial bootstrap ROM is used to configure the LSI* LSISAS2308 Processor Chip
before the server board configures the PCI Express* registers. The bootstrap ROM sets
the Phase Lock Loop (PLL) dividers, bootstrap configuration, and so on.
Diagnostic Components
LED Placement and Function
The Intel
®
SAS Controller RS25GB008 contain the following LED:
• One surface-mounted heartbeat LED (Green Color) to indicate SAS2308 activity.
SAS/SATA Connectors
The Intel
®
SAS Controller RS25GB008 provides the external storage support through
two external SFF8088 SAS/SATA signal connectors.