live4soccer7 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) I am buying this, but am having the seller check which backplane is installed. He does not know much about it and can't seem to locate the number of the backplane for some reason. I think he simply has no idea what/where to look. I pretty much just want to be sure it is one of the SAS2 backplane/expanders and not the BPN-SAS-846A backplane. I'm not terribly familiar with them and never had one in person, so I can't tell from the pics. This is the cable that is in the picture: https://store.supermicro.com/supermicro-internal-to-external-minisas-2-ports-low-profile-cascading-85cm-cable-cbl-0352l-lp.html Edited August 31, 2021 by live4soccer7 Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 It's an expander backplane, you can see the back of the expander chip and also the sticker for the SAS address, but it could be the SAS1 model, and those will be limited to 2TB disks, you should contact Supermicro, since the serial is visible they should be able to identify the model. 1 Quote Link to comment
live4soccer7 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Thank you. I will try to give them a call. I am trying to compare some pics online as well. Quote Link to comment
live4soccer7 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 SM said it was BPN-SAS2-846EL1, which is what I was thinking. I am also trying to confirm with the seller as I really don't want a SAS1 backplane. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 If Supermicro said it's a SAS2 model that would be enough for me. Quote Link to comment
AlphaG Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 If memory serves me correctly, the label is way up at the top near the middle. I had to use a smartphone to take a picture. Quote Link to comment
live4soccer7 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Thanks. I have compared pics and given the serial number and the build model number to supermicro and everything indicates SAS2 EL1 Quote Link to comment
live4soccer7 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 It is the SAS2-EL2. It was very difficult to see and even then it was a blurry image through my phone camera. Quote Link to comment
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