Hot-Swap-Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

PCIe interposer card and PCIe pass-through board
The PCIe interposer card and PCIe pass-through board are required in server models that support
easy-swap drives. The following illustrations show the connectors on the PCIe interposer card and PCIe
pass-through board.
PCIe interposer card
1 PCIE connector
2 PCIE 2 connector
3
PCIE 1 connector
A PCIe cable connects the PCIE connector (
PCIE 2 connector ( 2 ) on the PCIe pass-through board.

Hot-swap-drive backplane

Your server comes with one of the following drive bay and backplane configurations:
• In the front:
Drive bay size
3.5-inch
2.5-inch
2.5-inch
2.5-inch
2.5-inch/3.5-inch mixed
• In the rear:
Drive bay size
2.5-inch
PCIe pass-through board
1 ) on the PCIe interposer card to the PCIE 1 connector (
Drive bay quantity
12
8
16
24
6 (2.5-inch)
9 (3.5-inch)
Drive bay quantity
2
Backplane configuration
One backplane
One backplane
Two backplanes: each supporting
up to eight drives
Two backplanes: one supporting up
to eight drives and one supporting
up to sixteen drives
One backplane
One backplane
Backplane configuration
One backplane
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