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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).

Note
  • Connections between connectors; 11, 22, 33, ... nn
  • When routing the cables, ensure that all cables are routed appropriately through the cable guides.
Following are the options available for this configuration:

Eight SATA drives





FromTo: System boardFromTo: System board
BP11 BP 1 power connectorBP23 BP 2 power connector
2 SATA 0-3
  • 4a SATA 4

  • 4b SATA 5

  • 4c SATA 6

  • 4d SATA 7

Six SATA drives and two SATA/NVMe drives





FromTo: System boardFromTo: System board
BP11 BP 1 power connectorBP23 BP 2 power connector
2 SATA 0-3
  • 4a SATA 4

  • 4b SATA 5

  • 4c slimline x8 connector for NVMe

  • 4d SATA 6

  • 4e SATA 7