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8-port 12Gpbs Mini-SAS HD Backplane

User Manual

Published: February 2016
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Copyright

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Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this manual are copyrighted by Chenbro Micom Co., Ltd.. All
rights reserved. No part of this manual, either text or image may be used for any purpose other than internal
use within purchasing company. Therefore, reproduction, modification in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than internal use, is strictly prohibited without prior
written permission.

Chenbro Micom Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvement and modification to the products
indicated in this manual at any time. Specifications are therefore subject to change without prior notice.

Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, Chenbro Micom Co.,
Ltd., assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties, which
may result from its use.
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Table of Content

Revision History .............................................................................................................. 4

Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 5

Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Connectors ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Board and Environmental Characteristics .................................................................................................................................. 5

Connectors Location .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 2 Connectors .................................................................................................... 7

Power Connector: CN01, CN02, CN03, CN04 ........................................................................................................................... 7

Fan Connectors: JF01, JF02, JF03, JF04 ........................................................................................................................................ 7

Power fail alarm connector: JP0 ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

Power fail mute connector: JM1 .................................................................................................................................................... 8

Front LED board connector: CN3 .................................................................................................................................................. 8

I2C Connector: JC1 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Mini SAS HD Connector: CB1, CB2 ............................................................................................................................................... 9

HDD Connector (CN011, CN021, CN031, CN041, CN051, CN061, CN071, CN081).................................................. 9

Chapter 3 Using the 80H10323606A0 backplane ............................................. 10

HDD Status indicators ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Wide port status indicators ........................................................................................................................................................... 10

DIP Switch ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Buzzer Code ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

IPMI interface – I2C Address setting ........................................................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 4 Limited Warranty .................................................................................... 12

Purpose .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12

SCOPE ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

AUTHORITY .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

NOUN DEFINITION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12

WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

DOA (DEFECT ON ARRIVAL) .......................................................................................................................................................... 13

REPAIR PROCESS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

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Revision

Date

Modifications

1.0

February/18/2011

First Release

Revision History

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This manual gives technical information needed to use the 80H10323606A0 (8port, 12Gbps) backplane,
which can fit into RM23608 model.

Features

 Fit into RM23608 model.
 Provide connector for standard power supply
 Support HDD indicators for each hard drive.
 Support Smart Fan Speed Control for energy saving.

Connectors

Refer to the section of Connectors Location for connector placement.
A. SFF-8482 HDD connector (29 pin) x 8 for SAS/SATA HDD connection
B. SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD Connector for host connection x 2
C. Standard 4P Power connector x 4 for +5V and +12V from power supply
D. Pin Header 2.54mm (2x3) x 1 for front panel fail LED indicator and mute switch connection.
E. 2510 Wafer 2.54mm connector 4P x 4 for system fan connection
F. 2510 Wafer 2.54mm connector 2P x 2 for PSU TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) signal
G. Wafer 2.5mm connector 4P x 1 I

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C connection, it’s used to link with motherboard BMC.

Board and Environmental Characteristics

 Dimension 425.0mm x 54.7mm with thickness 2.4mm
 6-Layer PCB

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I2C

TTL

FAN

Mini-SAS HD

Power Conn

Front Panel

HDD Conn

Connectors Location

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Pin Number

Pin Definition

Drawing

1

+12V

2

GND

3

GND

4

+5V

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

1

GND

2

+12V

3

FAN Clock Input

4

FAN PWM Output

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

1

GND

2

Fail Signal Input (Active Low)

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Chapter 2 Connectors

Power Connector: CN01, CN02, CN03, CN04

The connectors allow to connect a standard 4-pin power connector to provide backplane power.

Fan Connectors: JF01, JF02, JF03, JF04

The 4pin fan connectors are used for system fan. There is a MCU on the backplane to provide smart fan
speed control for energy saving.

Power fail alarm connector: JP0

The connector is used to transfer power fail signal from PSU to backplane, backplane will turn on global fail
LED indicator at front LED panel when PSU fail, the cable can be found at the chassis PSU.

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PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

1

Mute (-)

2

Mute (+)

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

1

Fail LED (+)

2

Fail LED (-)

3

Key Pin

4

NC

5

Mute SW (+)

6

Mute SW (-)

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

1

SDA

2

GND

3

SCL

4

+5V

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Power fail mute connector: JM1

The connector is used to transfer mute signal from backplane to PSU. It provides mute function when PSU is
fail at front LED panel.

Front LED board connector: CN3

The backplane provides front LED board connector for fail LED indicator and mute switch at front LED
board.

I2C Connector: JC1

It’s used to link with motherboard BMC and backplane will provide monitoring information to BMC.

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PIN-Number

PIN-Define

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

A1

NA

C1

GND

A2

NA

C2

NA

A3

GND

C3

GND

A4

RP1

C4

TP1

A5

RN1

C5

TN1

A6

GND

C6

GND

A7

RP3

C7

TP3

A8

RN3

C8

TN3

A9

GND

C9

GND

B1

NA

D1

NC

B2

GND

D2

NA

B3

GND

D3

GND

B4

RP0

D4

TP1

B5

RN0

D5

TN1

B6

GND

D6

GND

B7

RP2

D7

TP2

B8

RN2

D8

TN2

B9

GND

D9

GND

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

PIN-Number

PIN-Define

Drawing

S1

GND

P1

NC

S2

RP

P2

NC

S3

RN

P3

NC

S4

GND

P4

GND

S5

TN

P5

POWER ENABLE

S6

TP

P6

GND

S7

GND

P7

5V PRE-CHARGE

S8

NC

P8

5V

S9

NC

P9

5V

S10

NC

P10

GND

S11

NC

P11

NC

S12

NC

P12

GND

S13

NC

P13

12V PRE-CHARGE

S14

NC

P14

12V

P15

12V

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Mini SAS HD Connector: CB1, CB2

Mini SAS HD connectors are used to link with host or cascade to other active backplane. backplane will
automatically switch as downstream (cascade) or upstream (host) mode.

HDD Connector (CN011, CN021, CN031, CN041, CN051, CN061,
CN071, CN081)

It is used to connector with SAS/SATA HDD.

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Status

Blue

Green

Red

No present

Off

Off

Off

Offline

On

Blink for HDD

activity /access

(InFrame) indicating

Off

Idle

On

Off

Active

On

Off

Fail

On

On

Locate

On

4Hz blink

Rebuild

On

1Hz blink

Status

Green

Red

Connected

Blink

OFF

Disconnected

OFF

ON

Function

DIP NO.

Default

ON

OFF

Fan 1

DIP1

On

Enable

Disable

Fan 2

DIP2

On

Enable

Disable

Fan 3

DIP3

On

Enable

Disable

Fan 4

DIP4

On

Enable

Disable

MB PWM

DIP5

On

Allows motherboard

control fan speed

Backplane control fan speed

Temp alarm

DIP6

On

Alarm at 55C

Alarm at 65C

ACC LED mode

DIP7

On

By SGPIO

By HDD PIN 11

Buzzer

DIP8

On

Enable

Disable

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HDD Status indicators

The HDD indicators provide the HDD status as following table

Wide port status indicators

The wide port indicators provide the wide port connection status of connected and disconnected.

DIP Switch

The DIP switch allows user to change system settings

※Refer to Buzzer Code
※Refer to I2C Address setting

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Event

Tone

Fan alarm

One long beeps sound

Temperature alarm

Two short beeps sound

JP02

JP03

Address (8 bits)

JP1-2

JP1-2

0xC0

JP2-3

JP1-2

0xC4

JP1-2

JP2-3

0xC8

JP2-3

JP2-3

0xCC

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Buzzer Code

Buzzer code allows user to identify the issue by the way it sound, user may disable the sound by ※DIP
switch

※Refer to DIP switch

IPMI interface – I2C Address setting

Backplane I2C address can be changed by jumper setting table as below, the default setting is 0xC0

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Chapter 4 Limited Warranty

Purpose

CHENBRO has established its RMA guidelines to give customers the best support and shortest turn-around
time.

SCOPE

Sold products and parts by CHENBRO.

AUTHORITY

Customer Service Department

Leading and dealing with all QA/QC events.

Other Supporting Departments

Sales, PM, R/D, Electrical Validation, Logistical, etc., departments for technical or logistical support.

NOUN DEFINITION

Consumable parts/Custom products

Low value, general parts (such as plastic parts, cable, accessory kits), and metal parts.

Electronic parts

Power Supply, SCSI/IDE/SATA Backplanes, Riser Card, LED Board, Front USB PCB, etc.

WARRANTY

Warranty period

Consumable parts/Custom products problem responding time.

Electronic parts

Warranty period is from CHENBRO shipping date as followings:

 Electronic parts for PC chassis (PC Series): One Year.
 Electronic parts for Pedestal Server / Rack-mount chassis (SR/RM Series): Three Years.
 Electronic parts for ES chassis (ES Series): Two Years.
 Electronic parts for SK chassis (SK Series): Three Years.

Repairs under warranty

During the warranty period, CHENBRO will repair or replace all defective products.

Exclusions from warranty

 The product is treated as exclusion from warranty if:

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 The product has been found to be defective after expiry of the warranty period.
 The product has been subjected to abuse or unauthorized repair, accident or other cause. Such

conditions will be determined at CHENBRO discretion.

 Products and accessories weren’t provided by CHENBRO
 Product which is damaged beyond repair due to natural disasters
 Consumable parts

DOA (DEFECT ON ARRIVAL)

If the products are found Defect On Arrival, please inform responsible CHENBRO Customer Service
Department of the defective status by e-mail with photo, bar code and description, if necessary, returning a
defected sample. Depending on the problem, QA/QC Department of CHENBRO should be responsible for
offering the best solution under mutual agreement. (e.g. replacement, rework, etc.)

The customer should ensure that the products are Defect On Arrival within three months from CHENBRO
shipping date and the damages are not caused by natural disasters, accident or improper operation.
CHENBRO is responsible for the cost of replacement including the delivery cost.

CHENBRO also reserves the right to examine the DOA products. If the products damaged by customer’s
improper action. The DOA products are totally discarded. The customer shall be liable for paying the related
charges occurred or paying the price for replacements.

REPAIR PROCESS

Obtaining a RMA number

When customer requests a RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number, please contact QA/QC
Department of CHENBRO and describes the problems encountered in detail and serial number/part number
on the “RMA Request Form”.

If customer is uncertain about the cause of the problem, please contacts QA/QC Department of CHENBRO.
They may be able to find a solution that does not require the product to be sent back for repair.

Returning the product for repairing

Please send the parts without accessories (manuals, cables, etc.). Remove any unnecessary parts from the
case, such as Motherboard, CPU or SDRAM. CHENBRO cannot be responsible for their return.

The customer will take care of the shipping charges. CHENBRO will take care of the returning charges. To
save handling time, the customer shall address the package directly to CHENBRO QA/QC Department.

List the value of the product on the invoice as zero (or a very low value). Otherwise, additional charges will
be levied by customs (which will be borne by the sender). CHENBRO suggest that customer writes “Goods
with no commercial value are returned for repair” on the shipment invoice.

The electronic parts through repaired. If there is same defect phenomenon within 3 months, the customer
possesses free charge service. The product still keeps original warranty period.

Service charges

CHENBRO will charge for repairing products if:

 The product is repaired after expiry of the warranty period.
 The product is tested after expiry of the warranty period and a No Defect Found (NDF) result is

obtained.

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 The product, though repaired within the warranty period, has been subjected to abuse or

unauthorized repair.

 Product updates reworks and tests upon the request of customers.
 Product is damaged beyond repair due to natural disasters.
 NDF rate >= 10%, charge customer service/freight cost.

Before making the repairs, CHENBRO will send a “Failure Analysis Description” and a “Proforma Invoice” with
the repair charges to customer. When customer signs and returns then repairing products.

Repair Turn-around Time (TAT)

Electronic parts need repairing turn-around time 2 weeks and Power supply needs 3 weeks from CHENBRO
HQ receive the shipment till CHENBRO HQ ship out

The TAT may be delayed if the customer:

 Does not sign and return the Proforma Invoice within 48 hours.
 Fails to pay the Account Receive within the due date.
 Gives an insufficient problem description, such as "does not work", "failure".
 Has modified the original design of the CHENBRO product.

No repair/ No return

 Does not sign and return the Performa Invoice within 48 hours.
 Fails to pay the Account Receive within the due date.
 Unclear failure description (written, screen shot etc.) provided by customer.
 Attached accessories (manuals, cables, etc.) and unnecessary parts from the case

Repair service for phased-out products

CHENBRO offers a continuous repair service for one year after the date that product has been announced to
phase-out.

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