X 3.5-Inch Sas/Sata Backplane - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 User Manual

Power connector on
1
backplane
Notes: If there is a supercap holder installed between the front backplane and the system board assembly,
connect the power cables as below:
• Connect power connector 1 on the backplane to the backplane 2 power connector on the system board
assembly
• (For the backplane with two power connectors) Connect power connector 2 on the backplane to the
backplane 3 power connector on the system board assembly.
Signal cable connections
Refer to the specific topic for signal cable connections depending on the backplanes you have installed.
• "8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane" on page 438
• "12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane" on page 440
• "12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay backplane" on page 453
• "12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA expander backplane" on page 459

8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

This section provides cable routing information for the server model with the 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front
backplane.
To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to
drive bays" on page 437.
To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending
on your server configuration.
• "Onboard connector" on page 438
• "8i RAID/HBA adapter" on page 439
Onboard connector
The following shows the cable connections for the front 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard
connector.
Connections between connectors:
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Onboard: backplane 1
power connector
↔ ↔
, ,
1 1 2 2 3
Power connector 1 on
1
backplane
Power connector 2 on
2
backplane
"Backplanes: server models with 3.5-inch front
↔ ↔
, ...
3 n n
Onboard: backplane 1
power connector
Onboard: backplane 2
power connector