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8-port 12Gpbs Mini-SAS HD Backplane
User Manual
Published: February 2016
Version: 1.0

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Ltd., assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties, which
may result from its use.
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Table of Content
Revision History ..............................................................................................................4
Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................5
Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Connectors............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Board and Environmental Characteristics .................................................................................................................................. 5
Connectors Location .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 Connectors ....................................................................................................7
Power Connector: CN01, CN02, CN03, CN04........................................................................................................................... 7
Fan Connectors: JF01, JF02, JF03, JF04 ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Power fail alarm connector: JP0..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Power fail mute connector: JM1 .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Front LED board connector: CN3 .................................................................................................................................................. 8
I2C Connector: JC1............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Mini SAS HD Connector: CB1, CB2 ............................................................................................................................................... 9
HDD Connector (CN011, CN021, CN031, CN041, CN051, CN061, CN071, CN081).................................................. 9
Chapter 3 Using the 80H10323606A0 backplane............................................. 10
HDD Status indicators......................................................................................................................................................................10
Wide port status indicators ...........................................................................................................................................................10
DIP Switch.............................................................................................................................................................................................10
Buzzer Code.........................................................................................................................................................................................11
IPMI interface –I2C Address setting...........................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 4 Limited Warranty .................................................................................... 12
Purpose..................................................................................................................................................................................................12
SCOPE.....................................................................................................................................................................................................12
AUTHORITY..........................................................................................................................................................................................12
NOUN DEFINITION ...........................................................................................................................................................................12
WARRANTY ..........................................................................................................................................................................................12
DOA (DEFECT ON ARRIVAL) ..........................................................................................................................................................13
REPAIR PROCESS................................................................................................................................................................................13

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Revision History
Revision
Date
Modifications
1.0
February/18/2011
First Release

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Chapter 1 Introduction
This manual gives technical information needed to use the 80H10323606A0 (8port, 12Gbps) backplane,
which can fit into RM23608 model.
Features
Fit into RM23608 model.
Provide connector for standard power supply
Support HDD indicators for each hard drive.
Support Smart Fan Speed Control for energy saving.
Connectors
Refer to the section of Connectors Location for connector placement.
A. SFF-8482 HDD connector (29 pin) x 8 for SAS/SATA HDD connection
B. SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD Connector for host connection x 2
C. Standard 4P Power connector x 4 for +5V and +12V from power supply
D. Pin Header 2.54mm (2x3) x 1 for front panel fail LED indicator and mute switch connection.
E. 2510 Wafer 2.54mm connector 4P x 4 for system fan connection
F. 2510 Wafer 2.54mm connector 2P x 2 for PSU TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) signal
G. Wafer 2.5mm connector 4P x 1 I2Cconnection, it’s used to link with motherboard BMC.
Board and Environmental Characteristics
Dimension 425.0mm x 54.7mm with thickness 2.4mm
6-Layer PCB

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Connectors Location
I2C
TTL
FAN
Mini-SAS HD
Power Conn
Front Panel
HDD Conn

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Chapter 2 Connectors
Power Connector: CN01, CN02, CN03, CN04
The connectors allow to connect a standard 4-pin power connector to provide backplane power.
Pin Number
Pin Definition
Drawing
1
+12V
2
GND
3
GND
4
+5V
Fan Connectors: JF01, JF02, JF03, JF04
The 4pin fan connectors are used for system fan. There is a MCU on the backplane to provide smart fan
speed control for energy saving.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
1
GND
2
+12V
3
FAN Clock Input
4
FAN PWM Output
Power fail alarm connector: JP0
The connector is used to transfer power fail signal from PSU to backplane, backplane will turn on global fail
LED indicator at front LED panel when PSU fail, the cable can be found at the chassis PSU.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
1
GND
2
Fail Signal Input (Active Low)

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Power fail mute connector: JM1
The connector is used to transfer mute signal from backplane to PSU. It provides mute function when PSU is
fail at front LED panel.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
1
Mute (-)
2
Mute (+)
Front LED board connector: CN3
The backplane provides front LED board connector for fail LED indicator and mute switch at front LED
board.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
1
Fail LED (+)
2
Fail LED (-)
3
Key Pin
4
NC
5
Mute SW (+)
6
Mute SW (-)
I2C Connector: JC1
It’s used to link with motherboard BMC and backplane will provide monitoring information to BMC.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
1
SDA
2
GND
3
SCL
4
+5V

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Mini SAS HD Connector: CB1, CB2
Mini SAS HD connectors are used to link with host or cascade to other active backplane. backplane will
automatically switch as downstream (cascade) or upstream (host) mode.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
A1
NA
C1
GND
A2
NA
C2
NA
A3
GND
C3
GND
A4
RP1
C4
TP1
A5
RN1
C5
TN1
A6
GND
C6
GND
A7
RP3
C7
TP3
A8
RN3
C8
TN3
A9
GND
C9
GND
B1
NA
D1
NC
B2
GND
D2
NA
B3
GND
D3
GND
B4
RP0
D4
TP1
B5
RN0
D5
TN1
B6
GND
D6
GND
B7
RP2
D7
TP2
B8
RN2
D8
TN2
B9
GND
D9
GND
HDD Connector (CN011, CN021, CN031, CN041, CN051, CN061,
CN071, CN081)
It is used to connector with SAS/SATA HDD.
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
PIN-Number
PIN-Define
Drawing
S1
GND
P1
NC
S2
RP
P2
NC
S3
RN
P3
NC
S4
GND
P4
GND
S5
TN
P5
POWER ENABLE
S6
TP
P6
GND
S7
GND
P7
5V PRE-CHARGE
S8
NC
P8
5V
S9
NC
P9
5V
S10
NC
P10
GND
S11
NC
P11
NC
S12
NC
P12
GND
S13
NC
P13
12V PRE-CHARGE
S14
NC
P14
12V
P15
12V

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Chapter 3 Using the 80H10323606A0 backplane
HDD Status indicators
The HDD indicators provide the HDD status as following table
Status
Blue
Green
Red
No present
Off
Off
Off
Offline
On
Blink for HDD
activity /access
(InFrame) indicating
Off
Idle
On
Off
Active
On
Off
Fail
On
On
Locate
On
4Hz blink
Rebuild
On
1Hz blink
Wide port status indicators
The wide port indicators provide the wide port connection status of connected and disconnected.
Status
Green
Red
Connected
Blink
OFF
Disconnected
OFF
ON
DIP Switch
The DIP switch allows user to change system settings
※Refer to Buzzer Code
※Refer to I2C Address setting
Function
DIP NO.
Default
ON
OFF
Fan 1
DIP1
On
Enable
Disable
Fan 2
DIP2
On
Enable
Disable
Fan 3
DIP3
On
Enable
Disable
Fan 4
DIP4
On
Enable
Disable
MB PWM
DIP5
On
Allows motherboard
control fan speed
Backplane control fan speed
Temp alarm
DIP6
On
Alarm at 55C
Alarm at 65C
ACC LED mode
DIP7
On
By SGPIO
By HDD PIN 11
Buzzer
DIP8
On
Enable
Disable