RAID controller card features
There are two selectable connectors on the card. Each internal connector supports up to four SAS hard
drives. The number of external hard drives supported by an external connector depends on your
preferred external device. One adapter cable—either internal or external—can be connected to each
selectable connector.
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Selectable connector 1 consists of connectors
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Selectable connector 2 consists of connectors
The hard drive activity LED is connector
Figure 3
Identifying the SAS controller ports
Table 2
Port connectors
Connector
A
B
C
D
E
Card BIOS default settings:
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Newer cards are auto-sensing by default.
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* Historically, card BIOS default enabled connectors
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See
Step 6—Configuring RAID devices on page 12
card BIOS defaults.
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LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter installation
Description
Internal connector 1* (SFF-8087 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 1
External connector 1 (SFF-8088 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 1
Internal connector 2 (SFF-8087 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 2
External connector 2* (SFF-8088 MiniSAS), Selectable connector 2
Hard drive LED connector (2-pin connector labelled J9)
and
.
A
B
and
.
C
D
E
(ports 0-3) and
A
for information about setting and resetting
(ports 4-7).
D
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