User Guide

Table Of Contents

©Copyright Lenovo 2022 6 ThinkSystem RAID 540-8i PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter

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Support for persistent connection capability

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Support for SPL-3 initiate close capability

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Configurable Rx and Tx polarity inversion

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Configurable phy-to-disk mapping

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Configurable SSC

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SATA interface features:

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SATA and STP data transfers at 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s

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Addressing of multiple SATA targets through an expander

Adapter Characteristics

The adapter is a 6.127 in. × 2.712 in. (155.65 mm × 68.90 mm) board. The component height on the top and bottom of the

adapter complies with the PCIe specification.

The following figure shows the connectors and LED locations on the adapter. A red circle near each header and connector

identifies pin 1 in the figure.

Figure 1: Card Layout for the ThinkSystem RAID 540-8i PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter

J17

J11 J10

LED3

LED2