4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA backplane (two processors)

Use this section to understand the SAS/SATA backplane cable routing for server model with four 2.5-inch front drives and two processors.

Cable routing for 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 1 x 8i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3/Gen 4)​

Figure 1. Cable routing for 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 1 x 8i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3/Gen 4)

From	To	Cable length
1 Power connector on backplane	1 Power connector 2A on processor board	380 mm
2 SAS connector on backplane	2 C0 connector on RAID adapter	900 mm

Cable routing for 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 1 x 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 4)​

Figure 2. Cable routing for 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 1 x 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 4)

From	To	Cable length
1 Power connector on RAID adapter	1 Internal RAID power connector on processor board	210 mm
2 Power connector on backplane	2 Power connector 2A on processor board	380 mm
3 C0 connector on RAID adapter	3 SAS connector on backplane	175 mm
4 Input connector on RAID adapter	4 PCIe connector 2 on processor board	450 mm