Riser 3/4/5 + 8i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card
The following shows the cable connections for the front (8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe) configuration with riser 3, 4, and 5, one 8i 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 |
| 1 Backplane 1: SAS | 1 8i adapter
| 1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1 | 1 Onboard: PCIe 5 |
| 2 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3 | 2 Onboard: PCIe 7 | ||
| 3 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5 | 3 Retimer card: C0 | ||
| 4 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7 | 4 Retimer card: C1 | ||
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