Hard Disk Drive Cable Connection

This section contains information on the hard disk drive cable connection.

Review the following information before connecting power and signal cables to internal drives:

1. Connectors on the hot-swap 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplane:
   
   
2. Connectors on the simple-swap 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate:
   
   
3. Connectors on the 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane:
   
   
4. Connectors on the 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane with the expander:
   
   

Note

If the server is configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID adapter, you might have to re-configure your disk arrays after you install drives. See the ServeRAID adapter documentation for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using the ServeRAID adapter.

Review the following information before connecting cables to the backplanes:

1. For server models with eight 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply:
   
   
2. For server models with eight 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply and the serveRAID adapter:
   
   
3. For server models with sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply:
   
   
4. For server models with sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply and the serveRAID adapter:
   
   
5. For server models with four 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply:
   
   
6. For server models with four 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply and the serveRAID adapter:
   
   
7. For server models with eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply:
   Note

   It is necessary to use one 2*8 pins to 2*7 pins power cable for these server models come with a fixed power supply.
   
   
   
8. For server models with eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply and the serveRAID adapter:
   Note

   It is necessary to use one 2*8 pins to 2*7 pins power cable for these server models come with a fixed power supply.
   
   
   
9. For server models with four 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply:
   Note

   It is necessary to use one 2*8 pins to 2*7 pins power cable for these server models come with a redundant power supply.
   
   
   
10. For server models with four 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply and the serveRAID adapter:
    Note

    It is necessary to use one 2*8 pins to 2*7 pins power cable for these server models come with a redundant power supply.
    
    
    
11. For server models with eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply:
    Note

    It is necessary to use two 2*8 pins to 2*7 pins power cables for these server models come with a redundant power supply.
    
    
    
12. For server models with eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply and the ServeRAID adapter:
    Note

    It is necessary to use two 2*8 pins to 2*7 pins power cables for these server models come with a redundant power supply.
    
    
    
13. For server models with four 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply:
    Note

    It is necessary to use one 2*7 pins to 2*8 pins power cables for these server models come with the fixed power supply.
    
    
    
14. For server models with four 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply and the serveRAID adapter:
    Note

    It is necessary to use one 2*7 pins to 2*8 pins power cables for these server models come with the fixed power supply.
    
    
    
15. For server models with eight 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the fixed power supply:
    Note

    It is necessary to use one 2*7 pins to 2*8 pins power cable for these server models come with a fixed power supply.
    
    
    
16. For server models with eight 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive with the fixed power supply and the ServeRAID adaptery:
    Note

    It is necessary to use one 2*7 pins to 2*8 pins power cable for these server models come with a fixed power supply.
    
    
    
17. For server models with four 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply:
    
    
18. For server models with four 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply with the serveRAID adapter:
    
    
19. For server models with eight 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply:
    
    
20. For server models with eight 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives with the redundant power supply with the serveRAID adapter: