Riser 3/4/5 + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with riser 3, 4, and 5, one 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter, and one retimer card.
To connect riser 3 and riser 4 cables, see Riser 3/4 cage.
To connect riser 5 cables, see Riser 5 cage.
Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n
Backplane cable routing
Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing  | Figure 2. NVMe cable routing  | ||
| From | To | From | To |
| 1Backplane 1: SAS | 18i/16i adapter
| 1Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1 | 1Onboard: PCIe 5 |
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| 2Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3 | 2Onboard: PCIe 7 |
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| 3Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5 | 3Retimer card: C0 |
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| 4Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7 | 4Retimer card: C1 |
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