CFF expander + CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter

Front backplane cable routing​

SAS/SATA cable routing

Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to CFF expander and CFF 16i adapter

From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	CFF expander C0
2 Backplane 2: SAS	C1
3 Backplane 3: SAS	C2
4 CFF adapter: MB (CFF input)	Onboard: PCIe 7
5 CFF expander: RAID/HBA	CFF adapter C0 C1
6 CFF adapter: PWR	Onboard: CFF RAID/HBA PWR
7 CFF expander: PWR	Onboard: CFF EXP PWR

NVMe cable routing

Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing to onboard PCIe connectors

From	To
1 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 3, 4
2 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5	Onboard: PCIe 2
3 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 1

Rear backplane cable routing​

Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n

Figure 3. Rear backplane cable routing

From	To
1 Backplane 4: SAS	CFF expander C3
2 Backplane 4: PWR	Onboard: 7mm backplane power connector