Lenovo x3530 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 215

This configuration consists of one 8x1.8-inch drive backplane and requires two SAS signal cables. You
can also install the optional simple-swap 2.5-inch SATA drive kit in this configuration.
The following illustrations show the supported combination of drive backplane configurations that you
can use to support 12 drives:
This configuration consists of three 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and requires three SAS signal cables.
This configuration consists of one 8x2.5-inch drive backplane and one 4x2.5-inch drive backplane
and requires three SAS signal cables.
This configuration consists of one 4x2.5-inch drive backplane and one 8x1.8-inch drive backplane
and requires three SAS signal cables.
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The following illustrations show the supported combination of drive backplane configurations that you
can use to support 16 drives:
This configuration consists of four 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and requires four SAS signal cables.
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