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REV 1.01GND

GND+5V+12V

J6+12V#2D3J8J5J7#3#1

SAS 808TQ BACKPLANE
USER'S GUIDE
Rev. 1.0#0GND

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Table of Contents
SAS 808TQ BACKPLANE USER'S GUIDE
Contacting SuperMicro ..................................................................................................iv

Chapter 1: Safety Guidelines
1-1

ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1

1-2

General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1

1-3

An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-1

Chapter 2: Jumper Settings and Pin Definitions
2-1

Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 2-1
Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-1

2-2

Front Connector and Pin Definitions ............................................................... 2-2

2-3

Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions ................................................... 2-3
Explanation of Jumpers .............................................................................. 2-3
FRONT LED INDICATORS ........................................................................ 2-4
Front Pane LEDs........................................................................................ 2-4

2-4

Rear Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................. 2-5
Rear SAS/SATA Connectors ...................................................................... 2-5
Rear LED Indicators ................................................................................... 2-5iii

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Contacting SuperMicro
Headquarters
Address:

SuperMicro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel:+1 (408) 503-8000

Fax:+1 (408) 503-8008

Email:

marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)

Web Site:www.supermicro.com

EuropeAddress:

SuperMicro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML's-Hertogenbosch, The NetherlandsTel:+31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax:+31 (0) 73-6416525

Email:

sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)
support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)
rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific
Address:

SuperMicro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel:+886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax:+886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site:www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:
Email:

support@supermicro.com.tw

Tel:886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139iv

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Chapter 1:
Safety Guidelines
To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.

1-1

ESD Safety Guidelines

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
•Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

•Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistaticbag.

•Handle the RAID card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheralchips, memory modules or gold contacts.

•When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

•Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

1-2•

General Safety Guidelines
Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer, including the backplane.

•Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from thebackplane.

•Make sure that the backplane is securely and properly installed on the motherboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.

1-3•An Important Note to Users
All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest
PCB Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received
may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Chapter 2:
Jumper Settings and Pin Definitions
2-1

Front Connectors and Jumpers
11

JP13

JP10SAS808

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GND+5V+12V

J6+12V

5#2D3J8J5J7#3#134

Front Connectors
1. Power Connectors (4-pin) JP10 and JP13
2. SAS Port #0 J5
3. SAS Port #1 J6
4. SAS Port #2 J7
5. SAS Port #3 J82-1#02

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2-2

Front Connector and Pin Definitions

1. Backplane Main Power Connectors

Backplane
Main Power
4-Pin Connector(JP10 and JP13)

The 4-pin connectors, designated JP10 andJP13, provide power to the backplane. Seethe table on the right for pin definitions.

Pin#Definition

1+12V

2 and 3Ground42. - 5. SAS Ports
The SAS ports are used to connect the SASdrive cables. The four ports are designated#0 - #4. Each port is also compatible withSATA drives.

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2-3Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions
JP13

JP10SAS808

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GND+5V+12V

J6+12V

GND

GND+5V#2

D3J8J5J7#3#0#1JP18
JP13+12V

GND

GND+5V

D3JP25

Explanation of Jumpers
To modify the operation of the backplane,

321321Connector
Pinsjumpers can be used to choose between
optional settings. Jumpers create shorts
between two pins to change the function

Jumperof the connector. Pin 1 is identified witha square solder pad on the printed circuitboard. Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"means the jumper is on and "Open" meansSetting

the jumper is off the pins.

Jumper Settings
JumperJumper Settings

Note

JP18

Open: Enabled
Closed: Disabled

Buzzer Reset

Open: 45 C
1-2: 50 C
2-3: 55 C

Overheat temperature

JP252-3

SAS 808TQ Backplane User's GuideFRONT LED INDICATORS

JP13JP10SAS808

REV 1.01GND

GND+5V+12V

J6+12V#2

D3J8J5J7#3#0#1

JP13

GND

GND+5V

D3+12V

D3Front Pane LEDs
LEDD3STATEON

SPECIFICATION
Overheat/Fan Failure LED Indicator(Red light: flashing, Buzzer: On)

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Rear Connectors and LED Indicators
D12
D5

D13
D6

D14
D7

D15
D8
D15

D13

D12

D14
D7
D8

D6

D5J2J1J3J4SASSASSAS#0#1#2

SAS #0#3

SAS #3

SAS #2SAS #1

Rear SAS/SATA Connectors
RearConnector

Connector
Number

SAS Drive
NumberSAS #0J1

SAS/SATA HDD #0

SAS #1J2

SAS/SATA HDD #1

SAS #2J3

SAS/SATA HDD #2

SAS #3J4

SAS/SATA HDD #3

Rear LED Indicators
RearConnector

Hard Drive Activity

Failure LED

SAS #0

D12

D5

SAS #1

D13

D6SAS #2

D14

D7

SAS #3

D15

D82-5

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Notes

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