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Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 48

3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer

cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with

Connecting External Devices

on page 50

Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs

To connect an Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drive or other SSD to your controller, use a direct-

attached connection or a backplane connection. If your server does not have a standard 2.5-

inch drive tray, you must use a bracket/SLED which enables the SSD to fit properly (not

included with MaxIQ SSD kit).

Note:

For MaxIQ caching applications, Series 5 and Series 2 controllers support Adaptec

MaxIQ-branded Solid State Drives only. Adaptec Q-series controllers support Adaptec MaxIQ-

branded Solid State Drives plus select SSDs from other manufacturers. For RAID arrays, you

can use any Solid State Drive on the compatibility list. See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for

a list of MaxIQ-compatible SSDs.

Disk drives or

SSDs on

backplane

Controller connected to backplane

with Internal mini-SAS to mini-SAS

(SFF-8087 to SFF-8087)

Controller connected to backplane

with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484)

Disk drives or

SSDs on

backplane

External SAS cable

connecting to a

drive bay

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