BPN-SAS-826EL1 SAS Expander Backplane Information

In this article you find details about the BPN-SAS-826EL1 SAS expander backplane.

Technical specifications

Backplane BPN-SAS-826EL1 (front side)

Backplane	BPN-SAS-826EL1
Interface	3Gb/s SAS (SAS-1)
Number of drive slots	12 x 3,5"
Compatible drives	SAS up to 3Gb/s, SATA up to 3Gb/s
SAS Expander Chip	LSI SASX28 (source) Overview of LSI SAS Expander ICs
User guide	SC826.pdf

Drive connections

Backplane BPN-SAS-826EL1 (back side)

• All drive slots are connected by a single cable with the RAID controller:

Server with BPN-SAS-826EL1 backplane

• 2U Intel Dual-CPU SC826 Server (Version 2.0 und 2.1)