Chenbro RM21706 / 6-Port SATA2/SAS Backplane Users Manual

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Preliminary Edition Printed in Taiwan May 2006

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Hardware Specification
Host Interface HDD Interface Hot-Swap S-ATA2 S-ATA2 / SAS Yes, allows user to on line replace Hard Disk Drive LED indicates Hard Disk Drive status Display Power LED Blue ( When HDD is present ) Access LED Green (When HDD is busy ) Cooling Environment Monitor Four Fan connector Fan speed detect and Temperature detect Buzzer beeping in case of any event occurs ex. Fan speed Alarm System too low or/and temperature too high ( 55 or 65 selectable ), mute the beeping when pushed the mute SW S-ATA7*6 to host Connectors S-ATA22*6 ( for HDD ), Standard 4P Power connector x 2 for +5V, +12V from power supply Dimension Material 257(l) x 80(w) x 2.4(h) mm FR4 4 layer

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Backplane Layout
Backplane Connectors
Front view ( HDD slot IN )

HDD-1

HDD-4

HDD-2

HDD-5

HDD-3

HDD-6

Rear View ( Host Connector IN )

J12 J8 J4 J7 FAN2 FAN1 J1 SW1 FAN4 FAN3

J11

(1) [HDD1/HDD2/HDD3/HDD4/HDD5/HDD6] : Connect 22-pin SATA2 HDD (2) [J12] : Fan Fail LED output connector (to LED board) (3) [HDA1/HDA2/HDA3/HDA4/HDA5/HDA6] : Connect 7-pin SATA2 Host (4) [FAN1 / FAN2 / FAN3 / FAN4] : Fan connectors (5) [SW1] : Functionality / Mode Setting (6) [J11 / J8] : Power connectors (7) [J14] : Power Failure Input (8) [J15] : Power Failure Alarm Mute Output (9) [J4 / J7] : HDD Failure LED input (10) [J1] : External HDD Access LED input

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Pin Assignment
[FAN1 / FAN2 / FAN3 / FAN4] Pin 1 2 3 Def. GND +12V Sensor FAN Connector

[J11 / J8] Pin 1 2 3 4 Def. +12V GND GND +5V Power Connector

[SW1 (1,2,3,4)] DIP4 (FAN1) Monitoring ON OFF Enable Disable DIP5 (FAN2) Monitoring Enable Disable DIP6 (FAN3) Monitoring Enable Disable DIP7 (FAN4) Monitoring Enable Disable Function Switch

[SW1 (5)] DIP 5 Function Monitoring Temperature Setting ON 55 DegC* OFF 65 DegC

Note: SW1(6) is N/C.

[J12] Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Def LED(+) LED(-) LED(+) LED(-) (+) (-) GND KEY External Global Fail Mute (Reserved) N/A Failure LED Output Power/Temp Fail LED Output FAN Fail LED

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Chenbro RM21706 / 6-Port SATA2/SAS Backplane Users Manual [J4 / J7] J4 1 2 3 4 Def HDD1_Fail HDD2_Fail HDD3_Fail HDD4_Fail J7 1 2 3 4 Def HDD5_Fail HDD6_Fail N/C N/C HDD Fail Input

[J1] Pin External Access HDD LED Input 1 4 7 10 13 16 HDD1_Act HDD2_Act HDD3_Act HDD4_Act HDD5_Act HDD6_Act 2 5 8 11 14 17 Pin SATA HDD Pin-11 Access LED Input HDD1_Act HDD2_Act HDD3_Act HDD4_Act HDD5_Act HDD6_Act 3 6 9 12 15 18 HDD1_PWR HDD2_PWR HDD3_PWR HDD4_PWR HDD5_PWR HDD6_PWR External HDD Access LED input Pin Power LED Mode only

Note: Pin 20: N/C, Pin 21~22: Key Pin

Backplane Assembly
The Chenbro 6-Port SATA Backplane can be only assembly on Chenbro Server Chassis RM21706, please refer to the Chassis Quick Installation Guide for the necessary information.

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Backplane Wiring
1. Please use attached 6 pcs SATA2 cable from HOST to Backplane. 2. For the Fan connectors, please connect the middle Fan (3P3C) to the Backplane. 3. For the Fail LED output, please connect to the front panel LED board cable.

Fig-1: Wiring of SATA2 BP

Fig-2: Fail LED output (to LED board)

Relative Part Number List

Part No. 80H103217-004 56H103217-001 26H123215-001 26H112106-001 84H321710-015 Description 6-port SATA2/SAS Backplane Bracket for RM21706 Backplane SATA Cable, 560mm (for BP to Host) External HDD Activity LED cable (600mm) Bulk Pack 6-port SATA2 Backplane Unit Pcs Pcs Pcs Pcs Pack x30 pcs x6 pcs Remark

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