19 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS18E User’s Guide
3Intel
®
RAID Controller
SRCSAS18E Characteristics
This chapter describes the characteristics of the Intel
®
RAID Controller SRCSAS18E.
The Intel
®
RAID Controller SRCSAS18E is a dual phys SAS PCI Express* storage
adapter that is used in a system with a PCI Express slot. PCI Express goes beyond the PCI
specification in that it is intended as a unifying I/O architecture for various systems:
desktops, workstations, mobile, server, communications, and embedded devices.
Figure 8 displays the connectors and headers on the controller and Table 2 describes them.
Figure 8. Card Layout
s
J1 J15
Table 2. Jumper Descriptions
Jumper Description Type Comments
J1 UART 3-pin
connector
Factory debug use only.
J5 I
2
C SAF-TE 3-pin keyed
connector
SAF-TE OOB enclosure management.
Warning: Do not connect to a non-expander SAS
backplane. Doing so may cause data loss.
J6 BIOS disable 2-pin
connector
No jumper: Uses BIOS determination (default).
Jumper installed: BIOS is disabled.