Supero AOC-USASLP-L8i User manual

Rev. 1.0
AOC-USASLP-L8i
USER'S GUIDE
LED1
LED1
LED2
LED2
DESIGNED IN USA
DESIGNED IN USA
AOC-USASLP-L8i
AOC-USASLP-L8i
WWN
WWN
BAR CODE
BAR CODE
SAS 4-7
SAS 4-7
SAS 0-3
SAS 0-3
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED1: ACTIVITY
LED1: ACTIVITY
SAS INTERNAL
SAS INTERNAL
SUPER ®

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Add-on Card User's Guide
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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview........................................................................................................................iv
Product Features...........................................................................................................iv
Operating Systems Supported ......................................................................................iv
An Important Note to Users ..........................................................................................iv
Contacting Supermicro...................................................................................................v
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 ................................................................................. 1-2
Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors
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
LED Indicators................................................................................................. 2-4

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Add-on Card User's Guide
Introduction
Overview
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable
PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's AOC-USASLP-L8i add-on cards
with their system.
Product Features
The AOC-USASLP-L8i add-on cards offer the following features:
UIO form factor.
Internal and external iPass cable ports.
LED heartbeat and fault indicator.
Operating Systems Supported
AOC-USASLP-L8i add-on card supports the following Operating Systems (OS):
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux
An Important Note to Users
All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest 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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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
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 dam-
age 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 antistatic
bag.
Handle the card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
memory modules or 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.
Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the
system.
Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the moth-
erboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.
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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.

2-1
Safety Information and Technical Specifications
LED1
LED1
LED2
LED2
DESIGNED IN USA
DESIGNED IN USA
AOC-USASLP-L8i
AOC-USASLP-L8i
WWN
WWN
BAR CODE
BAR CODE
SAS 4-7
SAS 4-7
SAS 0-3
SAS 0-3
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED1: ACTIVITY
LED1: ACTIVITY
SAS INTERNAL
SAS INTERNAL
Chapter 2
LED Indicators and Connectors
2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers
Front Connectors
Internal SAS Connector, SAS 0-3
Internal SAS Connector, SAS 4-7
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Add-on Card User's Guide
2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions
#1. Internal SAS Connector
The internal SAS ports (J3 and J4) connect
to the backplane, allowing the motherboard to
access the hard drives and RAID capabilities.
This connector supports up to 4 HDD ports.
Use a single port SAS iPass cable (Supermicro
order number CBL - 0108L-02).

2-3
Safety Information and Technical Specifications
LED1
LED1
LED2
LED2
DESIGNED IN USA
DESIGNED IN USA
AOC-USASLP-L8i
AOC-USASLP-L8i
WWN
WWN
BAR CODE
BAR CODE
SAS 4-7
SAS 4-7
SAS 0-3
SAS 0-3
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED1: ACTIVITY
LED1: ACTIVITY
SAS INTERNAL
SAS INTERNAL
2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions
Jumper Settings
Jumper Jumper Settings Note
3. SWR5 1-2: Enabled
3: Disabled
Enables or disables SWR5
Explanation of Jumpers
To modify the operation of the backplane,
jumpers can be used to choose between
optional settings. Jumpers create shorts
between two pins to change the function
of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with
a square solder pad on the printed circuit
board. Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"
means the jumper is on and "Open" means
the jumper is off the pins.
Connector
Pins
Jumper
Setting
321
321
3

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Add-on Card User's Guide
Front Panel LEDs
LED STATE SPECIFICATION
LED2 Flashing Heartbeat and Fault
LED Indicators
LED1
LED1
LED2
LED2
DESIGNED IN USA
DESIGNED IN USA
AOC-USASLP-L8i
AOC-USASLP-L8i
WWN
WWN
BAR CODE
BAR CODE
SAS 4-7
SAS 4-7
SAS 0-3
SAS 0-3
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED2: HEARTBEAT & FAULT
LED1: ACTIVITY
LED1: ACTIVITY
SAS INTERNAL
SAS INTERNAL
LED2