Hardware User Guide

12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers User Guide 24
1. Insert the SFF-8643 internal mini-SAS HD-4i connector on the cable into a SFF-
8643 internal mini-SAS HD-4i connector on the Intel
®
RAID Controller
RS3DC080, as shown in the following figure.
2. Plug the HDD connector on the other end of the cable into the connector on the
SAS drive or SATA drive.
3. If you have another drive, connect it to another plug on the internal cable.
You can connect other devices if the cable has more connectors.
Figure 9. Connecting the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS3DC080 to a Drive
3_01681-00
Edge of
Motherboard
PCI Express Slot
HDD
Connector
Power
Connector
SFF-8643
HD Mini SAS
Connector