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Backplane cable list

Use this section to identify each of the cables that are used in routing the 3.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane for your server.

Table 1. 3.5-inch backplane cable list
CableDescription

3.5-inch backplane power cable

  • Backplane 1 to PDB: 400 mm.

  • Backplane 2/3 to PDB: 300 mm.

  • Backplane 4 to PDB: 160 mm.

SlimSAS x4 to SlimSAS x4 cable

Backplane 1/2/3 to SATA port on system board: 540 mm

Mini-SAS x4*2 to SlimSAS x4*2 cable

  • Backplane 1/2 to 8i RAID/HBA Gen 3 or 16i RAID/HBA Gen 3: 590 mm/590 mm.

  • Backplane 3/4 to 8i RAID/HBA Gen 3 or 16i RAID/HBA Gen 3: 840 mm/840 mm.

SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x4*2 cable

  • Backplane 1/2 to 8i RAID/HBA Gen 4 or 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 590 mm/590 mm.

  • Backplane 3/4 to 8i RAID/HBA Gen 4 or 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 840 mm/840 mm.

SlimSAS x8 to MCIO x8 cable pair

Backplane 1/2 to NVMe retimer: 700 mm/700 mm.

SlimSAS x8 to MCIO x8 cable pair

  • Backplane 1/2 to PCIe port on system board: 820 mm/780 mm.

  • Backplane 3/4 to PCIe port on system board: 325 mm/160 mm.

SlimSAS x4 to SlimSAS x4 cable

  • Backplane 1/2 to CFF 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 260 mm.

  • Backplane 3/4 to CFF 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 720 mm.