Eight 3.5-inch simple-swap drives
Use this section to understand the cable routing for server models with eight 3.5-inch simple-swap drives (software RAID).
Following are the options available for this configuration:
Eight SATA drives
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| From | To | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lower backplate | Backplane 1 power connector | 1 | Upper backplate | Backplane 2 power connector |
| 2 | SATA 0-3 | 2 | SATA 4, 5, 6, 7 | ||
Seven SATA drives and one NVMe drive
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| From | To | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lower backplate | Backplane 1 power connector | 1 | Upper backplate | Backplane 2 power connector |
| 2 | SATA 0-3 | 2 | SATA 4, 5, 6, and MCIO x4 connector for NVMe | ||
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