Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual page 59

Connecting the mini-SAS to PCIe signal cable from the system board to the AnyRAID
adapter
This topic applies only to server models that support one of the following AnyRAID adapters:
• Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 510i AnyRAID Adapter
• Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720i AnyRAID Adapter
• Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720ix AnyRAID Adapter
To connect the mini-SAS to PCIe signal cable (hereinafter referred to as the Y cable) from the system
board to the AnyRAID adapter, do the following:
1. Use one Y cable. Connect the dual-in connectors on one end of the Y cable to the PCI-E 0 connector
and the PCI-E 1 connector on the AnyRAID adapter.
2. Connect the single connector on the other end of the Y cable to the AnyRAID connector 1–2 on the
system board.
To locate the connectors, refer to the related topics in "Locations" on page 17.
Connecting the I2C to I2C signal cable and mini-SAS to PCIe signal cables for server
models supporting up to thirty-two 2.5-inch drives
Two Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720ix AnyRAID Adapters must be installed on server models that support
up to thirty-two 2.5-inch drives. The upper Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720ix AnyRAID Adapter is adapter 0
and the lower one is adapter 1.
To connect the I2C to I2C signal cable and two mini-SAS to PCIe signal cables (hereinafter referred to as
the Y cable) , do the following:
1. Prepare the I2C to I2C signal cable and two Y cables.
2. Connect one Y cable from the system board to adapter 1. See "Connecting the mini-SAS to PCIe signal
cable from the system board to the AnyRAID adapter" on page 45.
3. Install the PCIE interposer card into the PCIe card slot 3 on the system board.
Figure 29. Installing the PCIE interposer card
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