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2.5-inch drive backplane cable routing (server model with three PCIe risers)

Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do 2.5-inch drive backplane cable routing for the server model with three PCIe risers.

Before starting power cable routing for the 2.5-inch drive backplanes, remove the following components:
  1. Remove the fans. See Remove a fan.
  2. Remove the fan cage. See Remove the fan cage.

Power cable routing

Figure 1. Power cable routing for the 2.5-inch drive backplanes
Power cable routing for the 2.5-inch drive backplanes
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: Power connectorSystem board assembly: BP2 PWR connector
2Backplane 2: Power connectorSystem board assembly: BP4 PWR connector
3Backplane 3: Power connectorSystem board assembly: BP6 PWR connector

Signal cable routing

Refer to the corresponding cable routing guide for related types of backplane: