HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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PIN
Description
PIN
Description
SideBand0
SClock (Clock signal)
SideBand1
SLoad (Last clock of a bit
stream)
SideBand2
Ground
SideBand3
Ground
SideBand4
SDataOut (Serial data
output bit stream)
SideBand5
SDataIn (Serial data input bit
stream)
SideBand6
Reserved
SideBand7
Reserved
The SFF-8087 to 4 SATA with sideband cable which follows
SFF-8448 specification. The SFF-8448 sideband signals cable
is reserved for the backplane with header on it. The following
signal defines the sideband connector which can work with Areca
sideband cable on its SFF-8087 to 4 SATA cable. The sideband
header is located at backplane. For SGPIO to work properly, please
connect Areca 8-pin sideband cable to the sideband header as
shown below. See the table for pin definitions.
Note:
For lastest release versions of drivers, please download from
http://www.areca.com.tw/support/main.htm
The following signals define the SGPIO assignments for the Min
SAS 4i internal connector (SFF-8087) in the 6Gb/s SAS RAID con-
troller.
Step 7. Adding a Battery Backup Module (Optional)
Please refer to Appendix B of the user manual for installing the
BBM in your 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller.
