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2.6
Installing the Motherboard
Before installing the motherboard, please find the IO shield from your motherboard
package, and install it into the system IO window (Refer to 1.2.2). If you cannot find the
IO shield, please check with your motherboard vendor, or contact InWin for IO shield
OEM service.
Step 1: Remove the plastic dots that are covering the motherboard mounting holes.
Step 2: Secure the pillars on the M/B tray which match with the M/B fixed points.
Step 3: Align the motherboard down to the chassis.
Step 4: Fasten the screws to secure the motherboard in the chassis.
2.7
Connecting Cables
InWin backplanes with expander board are high performance and cost-effective solution
for supporting Intel Purley platform by adding NVMe support. The active backplanes
support state-of-the art SAS3 12Gbps HDD/SSD and also backward compatible with SAS
6Gbps, SATA 6Gps and SATA 3Gps HDD/SSD. Some of the backplanes support NVMe SSD
through either OcuLink x 8 or SlimSAS x 8 connectors.
2.7.1
Connecting expander through SAS connectors
Use the SAS 8643 cable to connect the expander to the motherboard.
Use ports 2 and 3 to connect the motherboard or RAID controller, and port 1 for
cascading.
