Supero SAS-836TQ User Manual

Rev. 1.0c

SAS-836TQ Backplane

USER'S GUIDE

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Manual Revision 1.0c
Release Date: July 25, 2008

The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate.
The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document,
makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any
person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this

manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com.

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HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE
COSTS OF REPAIRING, REPLACING, INTEGRATING, INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA.

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Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall
be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Super Micro's total liability for
all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your
own expense.

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warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California to cause birth defects and other
reproductive harm.

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Copyright © 2008 by Super Micro Computer, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America

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Table of Contents

Contacting Supermicro .............................................................................................iv

Returning Merchandise for Service ...........................................................................

v

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1

1-

2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1

1-

3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-2

Chapter 2 Jumper Settings and Pin Definitions

2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 2-1

Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-

1

2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions ............................................................... 2-2

2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions ................................................... 2-

5

Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-

5

General Jumper Settings ................................................................................ 2-

5

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n Jumper Settings ....................................................................................... 2-6

I2C and SGPIO Modes and Jumper Settings ................................................. 2-6

SGPIO Setting ................................................................................................. 2-

7

SAS Port Connections in I

2

C and SGPIO Settings ....................................... 2-7

Front LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-

8

Front Pane LED

s ............................................................................................ 2-8

2-4 Rear Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................. 2-9

Rear SAS/SATA Connectors ........................................................................... 2-

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web

Site:

www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web

Site:

www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-

fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your

vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning

to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and

handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service

is complete.

For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/rma/).

Whenever possible, repack the backplane in the original Supermicro box, using the

original packaging materials. If these are no longer available, be sure to pack the

backplane in an anti-static bag and inside the box. Make sure that there is enough

packaging material surrounding the backplane so that it does not become damaged

during shipping.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in

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curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product problems.

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Safety Information and Technical Specifications

Chapter 1

Safety Guidelines

To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps

listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.

1-1 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.

1-2 General Safety Guidelines

Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components

from the computer, including this backplane.

Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from this

backplane.

Make sure that the this backplane is securely and properly installed on the

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

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