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Figure 1 ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA 

Controller Card Layout

Table 1

 describes the connectors on the 

controller.

Step 4

Install the Controller

 

in the Computer

Insert the controller in a PCI Express slot on the 
motherboard, as shown in 

Figure 2

Press down gently but firmly to seat the card 
correctly in the slot. Secure the controller to the 
computer chassis with the bracket screw.

Note

:

Refer to your computer documentation for 
information about the PCI Express slot.

Figure 2 Installing the ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/

SATA Controller

Step 5

Configure and Install the SAS Devices, SATA 
II Devices or Both in the Host Computer Case

Configure the SAS devices, SATA II devices, or 
both, and install them in the host computer. 

Note:

The ServeRAID-MR10is controller supports 
SATA II protocols but not SATA I protocols. All 
references to SATA in this document are to SATA 
II.

Step 6

Connect the Controller to the SAS Devices, 
SATA II Devices, or Both

Table 1

Connectors

Connector Type

Description

J1

Board-to-board con-

nector for battery 

backup unit daugh-

ter card

20-pin connector. 

Provides an interface to the 

daughter card that contains the 

battery backup unit.

J2

Universal Asynchro-

nous Receiver/

Transmitter 

debugging

4-pin connector.

Reserved for IBM use.

J3

Individual Activity 

LED header for 

eight SAS ports

16-pin connector.

Provides an LED interface individ-

ually to eight SAS ports. The LED 

indicates activity on individual 

drives.

J4

Individual Fault LED 

header for eight 

SAS ports

16-pin connector.

Provides an LED interface individ-

ually to eight SAS ports. The LED 

indicates errors on individual 

drives.

J5

Debug connector

2-pin connector.

Reserved for IBM use.

J6

Board Default 

Debug

2-pin connector.

Reserved for IBM use.

J7

Cache Write Pend-

ing LED

2-pin connector.

The connector for the enclosure 

LED. It provides a signal that indi-

cates when the on-board cache 

contains data and a write from the 

cache to the hard drives is pend-

ing. Optional.

J8

x8 SAS Ports 0–3

The x8 Mini SAS 4i ports connect 

the cables from the controller to 

SAS physical drives or SATA II 

physical drives to a SAS 

expander.

J9

x8 SAS Ports 4–7

The x8 Mini SAS 4i ports connect 

the cables from the controller to 

SAS physical drives or SATA II 

physical drives to a SAS 

expander.

J10

IPMI-style SMBus 

(System Manage-
ment)/I

2

C header

3-pin shielded header.

Provides enclosure management 

support.

Table 1

Connectors

Connector Type

Description

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