Pcie Interposer Card; Hot-Swap-Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

PCIe interposer card

The PCIe interposer card is used in server models that support up to thirty-two 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.
You can purchase a supported PCIe interposer card from Lenovo and install it into the server. For a list of
ThinkServer options, go to:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Note: The option kit is designed for different types of servers and might contain additional cables that are
not required for your server.
The following illustration shows the connectors on the PCIe interposer card.
Figure 19. PCIe interposer card
1 PCIe connector
Used to connect to the PCI-E 0 and PCI-E 1 connectors on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720ix AnyRAID
Adapter.
2 I2C connector
Used to connect to the I2C connector on the system board.

Hot-swap-drive backplane

Your server comes with one of the following drive bay and backplane configurations:
• Five 3.5-inch-drive bays with one backplane
• Fifteen 3.5-inch-drive bays with one backplane
• Eight 2.5-inch-drive bays with one backplane
• Sixteen 2.5-inch-drive bays with two backplanes
• Thirty-two 2.5-inch-drive bays with four backplanes
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