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CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter + onboard connectors

The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe configuration with one CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter.

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Backplane 1: SAS

CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: C0, C1

CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: MB (CFF input)

Onboard: PCIe 5

CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: PWR

Onboard: RAID PWR

Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3

Onboard: PCIe 1, PCIe 2

Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7

Onboard: PCIe 3, PCIe 4

Connections between connectors: 11, 22, 33, ... nn

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 2. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing