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Drive backplane cable routing

Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do cable routing for the drive backplanes.

Complete the following procedure to route the cables properly.

Connect BP power cables to the system board​

Figure 1. BP power cables
CableFrom: system boardTo
1 Front BP power cable, 320mmFront backplane power connectorFront drive backplane: power connector
2 Internal BP power cable, 200mmInternal backplane power connectorInternal drive backplane: power connector

  1. Connect the BP power cable(s) to the system board.

    1. Connect the front BP power cable to 1 Front backplane power connector.

    2. For configuration with internal drive backplane, connect the internal BP power cable to 2 Internal backplane power connector.

  2. Secure the power cables in cable clip B.

Note
Make sure to place BP power cables under the blue signal cable of PCIe riser 2.

BP signal cable routing​

Proceed to the section corresponding to the selected configuration.

ConfigurationBP signal cable
RAID to front SATA + internal SATA BPFront BP + internal BP to x350 RAID adapter:

  • Two SAS/SATA cables for x350 adapters, MiniSAS-HD x4 to Slimline x4, 400mm

Front BP + internal BP to x40 RAID adapter:

  • One SAS/SATA Y-cable for x40 adapters, 400mm/350mm

Front BP to x350 RAID adapter:

  • One SAS/SATA cable for x350 adapters, MiniSAS-HD x4 to Slimline x4, 400mm

Front BP to x40 RAID adapter:

  • One SAS/SATA cable for x40 adapters, Slimline x8 to Slimline x4, 400mm

System board to front NVMe + internal NVMe BP

  • Front BP: One NVMe cable for front BP, 560mm/540mm

  • Internal BP: One NVMe cable for internal BP, 300mm/250mm

System board to front SATA + internal SATA BPOne SATA Y-cable, 520mm/400mm
System board to front SATA + internal NVMe BP

  • Front BP: One SATA cable for front BP, 520mm

  • Internal BP: One NVMe cable for internal BP, 300mm/250mm

System board to front NVMe BPOne NVMe cable for front BP, 560mm/540mm
System board to front SATA BPOne SATA cable for front BP, 520mm
RAID to front SATA + system board to internal NVMe BP
  • Front BP

    • to x350 RAID adapter: One SAS/SATA cable for x350 adapters, MiniSAS-HD x4 to Slimline x4, 400mm

    • to x40 RAID adapter: One SAS/SATA cable for x40 adapters, Slimline x8 to Slimline x4, 400mm

  • Internal BP: One NVMe cable for internal BP, 400mm/400mm

System board to front NVMe + RAID to internal SATA BP

  • Front BP: One NVMe cable for front BP, 560mm/540mm

  • Internal BP

    • to x350 RAID adapter: One SAS/SATA cable for x350 adapters, MiniSAS-HD x4 to Slimline x4, 400mm

    • to x40 RAID adapter: One SAS/SATA cable for x40 adapters, Slimline x8 to Slimline x4, 400mm

RAID to front SATA + internal SATA BP​

  1. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  2. Secure the required BP signal cables in cable clip C.

    Figure 2. Cable clip C

    • x40 RAID adapter: one signal cable to C0 connector

    • x350 RAID adapter:

      • Front BP only: one signal cable to C0 connector

      • Front and internal BP: two signal cables

        • C0 connector to front BP

        • C1 connector to internal BP

  3. Proceed to connect the BP signal cable(s) to the RAID adapter on PCIe riser assembly, and install the assembly. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  4. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

System board to front NVMe + internal NVMe BP​

Note
This configuration does not support Slot 6 and Slot 8 on PCIe riser 2.
  1. Connect the internal BP signal cable to the connectors on the system board in the following order:

    1. PCIe 2

    2. PCIe 3

    Figure 3. Internal BP signal cable

    Note
    Bend the cable as shown.
    Figure 4. Internal BP signal cable

  2. Secure the internal BP signal cable into cable clip A.

  3. Connect the front BP signal cable to the connectors on the system board in the following order:

    1. PCIe 11

    2. PCIe 10

    Figure 5. Front BP signal cable

  4. Route the front BP signal cable through the cable wall; then, secure the cable into cable clip A and D.

  5. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  6. Install the PCIe riser assemblies. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  7. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

System board to front SATA + internal SATA BP​



  1. Connect the BP signal cable to PCIe 10 connector on the system board.

  2. Route the BP signal cable through the cable wall.

  3. Secure the internal BP signal cable into cable clip A.

  4. Secure the front BP signal cable into cable clip A and D.

  5. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  6. Install the PCIe riser assemblies. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  7. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

System board to front SATA + internal NVMe BP​

Note
This configuration does not support Slot 6 and Slot 8 on PCIe riser 2.
  1. Connect the internal BP signal cable to the connectors on the system board in the following order:

    1. PCIe 2

    2. PCIe 3

    Figure 6. Internal BP signal cable

    Note
    Bend the cable as shown.
    Figure 7. Internal BP signal cable

  2. Secure the internal BP signal cable into cable clip A.

  3. Connect the front BP signal cable to PCIe 10 connector on the system board.



  4. Route the front BP signal cable through the cable wall; then, secure the cable into cable clip A and D.

  5. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  6. Install the PCIe riser assemblies. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  7. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

System board to front NVMe BP​

  1. Connect the front BP signal cable to the connectors on the system board in the following order:

    1. PCIe 11

    2. PCIe 10

    Figure 8. Front BP signal cable

  2. Route the front BP signal cable through the cable wall; then, secure the cable into cable clip A and D.

  3. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  4. Install the PCIe riser assemblies. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  5. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

System board to front SATA BP​

  1. Connect the front BP signal cable to PCIe 10 connector on the system board.



  2. Route the front BP signal cable through the cable wall; then, secure the cable into cable clip A and D.

  3. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  4. Install the PCIe riser assemblies. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  5. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

RAID to front SATA + system board to internal NVMe BP​

  1. Connect the internal BP signal cable to the connectors on the system board in the following order:

    1. PCIe 11

    2. PCIe 10



  2. Route the internal BP signal cable through the cable wall; then, secure the cable into cable clip A.

    Note
    Route one cable branch through the cable wall first; then, route the other through the cable wall.

  3. Secure the front BP signal cable in cable clip C.

    Figure 9. Cable clip C

  4. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  5. Proceed to connect the front BP signal cable to C0 connector of the RAID adapter on PCIe riser assembly, and install the assembly. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  6. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

System board to front NVMe + RAID to internal SATA BP​

  1. Connect the front BP signal cable to the connectors on the system board in the following order:

    1. PCIe 11

    2. PCIe 10

    Figure 10. Front BP signal cable

  2. Route the front BP signal cable through the cable wall; then, secure the cable into cable clip A and D.

    Note
    Route one cable branch through the cable wall first; then, route the other through the cable wall.

  3. Secure the internal BP signal cable in cable clip C.

    Figure 11. Cable clip C

  4. Install the processor air baffle. See Install the processor air baffle.

  5. Proceed to connect the internal BP signal cable to C0 connector of the RAID adapter on PCIe riser assembly, and install the assembly. See Install the PCIe riser assembly.

  6. Proceed to Complete the BP cable routing.

Complete the BP cable routing​

Manage the front backplane cables​

  1. Install the front drive backplane. See Install the front drive backplane.

    Note
    For configurations with front and internal drive backplanes, and both the backplanes connect to x350 RAID adapter, make sure to connect the signal cable from C0 connector of the RAID adapter to the front backplane.
    • Figure 12. Front drive backplane cable routing

      Make sure the front drive backplane cables are secured in the cable clip on the front drive cage. If necessary, route the front backplane power cable into the cable clip; then, route the front backplane signal cable into the cable clip.

  2. Figure 13. Front drive backplane cable routing

    Route the front BP cables.

    1. For the configuration with front BP signal cable connected to the system board, route the front BP signal cable under the corner of the flash power module holder.

    2. Route the front BP power cable under System-board power 1 cable.

  3. For configuration with internal drive backplane, proceed to Manage the internal BP cables

  4. For configuration without internal drive backplane, press down the blue signal cable of PCIe riser 2, and make sure the cable is under the cable clip on the processor air baffle.

(Optional) Manage the internal BP cables​

Complete the following procedures in the listed order to manage the internal BP cables.

  1. Install the internal drive cage. See Install the internal drive cage.

  2. Install the internal drive backplane. See Install the internal drive backplane.