Supermicro SAS836TQ User Manual

Rev. 1.0

SAS 836TQ Backplane

USER'S GUIDE

SAS 836TQ

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SAS836TQ Backplane User’s Guide

User's Guide Revision: Rev. 1.0
Release Date: 07/31/2006

Table of Contents

Safety Information and Technical Specifications ..........................1-3

1. Safety Guidelines ...................................................................................... 1-3

2. Introduction to the SAS836TQ Backplane ........................................... 1-4

3. Backplane Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................... 1-5

A. Front Connectors ................................................................................ 1-8

A-1. Front Connector Locations .............................................................. 1-5

A-2. Front Panel Connector Descriptions ............................................... 1-5

A-3. Front Panel Connector Pin Definitions ............................................ 1-6

B. Front Jumpers ..................................................................................... 1-8

B-1. Front Jumper Locations .................................................................. 1-8

B-2. Front Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 1-8

B-3. Front Panel LED Locations ............................................................. 1-9

B-4. Front Panel LED Descriptions: SES-2 LED Indicators ................... 1-9

C. Rear Connectors and LED Indicators .............................................. 1-10

C-1. Rear Connector/LED Indicator Locations ..................................... 1-10

C-2. Rear Connectors ........................................................................... 1-10

C-3. Rear LED Indicators-SAS Drive Failure LEDs .............................. 1-10

C-3. Rear LED Indicators-SAS Drive Acitivity LEDs ............................. 1-10

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Safety Information and Technical Specifications

Safety Information and Technical Specifications

To avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully

follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system

or handling the components:

ESD Safety Guidelines

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-

age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures

are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic

bag.

• Handle the RAID card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

General Safety Guidelines

• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components

from the computer, including the SAS836TQ Backplane.

• Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cable from the

SAS836TQ Backplane.

• Make sure that the SAS836TQ Backplane is securely and properly installed on

the motherboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.

An Important Note to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest

PCB Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you've received

may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

1. Safety Guidelines