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Step 4. Install Cable
You can connect the end devices to each other through direct
cables or through the SAS expander/backplane connections. The
SAS host adapters support daisy-chain expansion up to 128 end
point devices through SAS expander enclosures. The following is
an example of some internal SAS/SATA cables and an external SAS
cable.
You can connect the SAS/SATA drives to the host adapters through
direct cable and backplane solutions. In the direct connection, SAS/
SATA drives are directly connected to ARC-1330-4i4x or ARC-1330-
8i internal ports with SAS/SATA cables.
Note:
Some PCIe slots on desktop board support only graphics
boards, these PCIe slots may be not able to support other
add-on cards such as storage adapters.
Figure 2-4, Insert ARC-1330 into a PCIe x8 Slot
Summary of Contents for ARC-1330 Series
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