Cable routing for the RAID adapter and drives

Read this section to learn about cable routing for the RAID adapter and drives.

RAID adapter cable

The break lines indicate that part of the cable is hidden in the illustration.

The server supports two types of RAID adapter cables.

Figure 1. Mini SAS HD to 4 SATA 7-pin cable

Figure 2. Mini SAS HD to 3 SATA 7-pin cable

Table 1. RAID adapter cable
`1` Connector for the RAID adapter (connector C0). See RAID adapters.	`2` Connectors for the drives

Note

The RAID adapter should be installed in PCIe slot 1.

Figure 3. Cable routing for three drives with the RAID adapter

Table 2. Cable routing for three drives with the RAID adapter
Cable		From	To
`1` Mini SAS HD to SATA 7-pin cable	`1a` MSAS to 4 SATA: cable labeled as 0 MSAS to 3 SATA: cable labeled as 1	Bay 1 drive signal connector	C0 connector on the RAID adapter
	`1b` MSAS to 4 SATA: cable labeled as 1 MSAS to 3 SATA: cable labeled as 2	Bay 2 drive signal connector
	`1c` MSAS to 4 SATA: cable labeled as 2 MSAS to 3 SATA: cable labeled as 3	Bay 3 drive signal connector
`2` 1st 3.5 and 2.5 HDD Power Cable (300 mm + 80 mm)		Bay 2 drive power connector and bay 1 drive power connector	SATA power 2 connector
`3` Slim ODD, second 3.5-inch drive and 2.5-inch drive power cable ( 300 mm + 210 mm + 110 mm)		Bay 3 drive power connector	SATA power 1 connector

Make sure to follow the Cable routing guidelines in Internal cable routing.

For the system-board connector locations, see System board components.

Note

The RAID adapter should be installed in PCIe slot 1.

Figure 4. Cable routing for two drives with the RAID adapter

Table 3. Cable routing for two drives with the RAID adapter
Cable		From	To
`1` Mini SAS HD to SATA 7-pin cable	`1a` MSAS to 4 SATA: cable labeled as 0 MSAS to 3 SATA: cable labeled as 1	Bay 1 drive signal connector	C0 connector on the RAID adapter
`1` Mini SAS HD to SATA 7-pin cable	`1b` MSAS to 4 SATA: cable labeled as 2 MSAS to 3 SATA: cable labeled as 3	Bay 3 drive signal connector	C0 connector on the RAID adapter
`2` 1st 3.5 and 2.5 HDD Power Cable (300 mm + 80 mm)		Bay 2 drive power connector* and bay 1 drive power connector Note * Depending on server configuration.	SATA power 2 connector
`3` Slim ODD, second 3.5-inch drive and 2.5-inch drive power cable ( 300 mm + 210 mm + 110 mm)		Bay 3 drive power connector	SATA power 1 connector

Make sure to follow the Cable routing guidelines in Internal cable routing.

For the system-board connector locations, see System board components.

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