HP Z640 Workstations — LSI 9217-4i4e RAID controller guidelines
See
HP Z640 Workstation system board components on page 11
to determine the location of system board
connectors.
NOTE:
Hard drives attached to RC J8 are designated by the 9217-4i4e BIOS to be boot devices. If the hard
drive connected to RC J8 is a member of a RAID array, the RAID array is the boot device.
System board connector
Drive installation scenarios
1
2
3
RC – Port 0
SAS HDD 1
SAS HDD 1-B
SATA HDD 1-B
RC – Port 1
SAS HDD 2
SATA HDD 2-D
SAS HDD 2-D
RC – Port 2
SAS HDD 3
SATA HDD 3-D
SAS HDD 3-D
RC – Port 3
SAS HDD 4
SATA HDD 4-D
SAS HDD 4-D
SATA 0
ODD 1
ODD 1
ODD 1
SATA 1
ODD 2
ODD 2
ODD 2
sSATA 0
—
—
—
sSATA 1
—
—
—
sSATA 02
eSATA (top)
eSATA (top)
eSATA (top)
sSATA 3
eSATA (bottom)
eSATA (bottom)
eSATA (bottom)
eSATA = external SATA (2 ports per cable assembly)
HDD = hard drive
ODD = optical drive
NOTE:
If there are fewer than three hard drives in the configuration, the cables from HDD bays 1 and 2 are pre-
plugged to the RAID card adapter ports.
NOTE:
Only the most common configurations are shown here.
Component replacement guidelines
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