Internal Cable Routing And Connectors; Tape Drive Cable Connection - IBM 7379E2U Installation And User Manual

Internal cable routing and connectors

The server uses cables to connect SATA attached, simple-swap SATA, hot-swap
SATA, hot-swap SAS and DVD drive devices to the power supply and to the system
board.
Review the following information before connecting power and signal cables to
internal drives:
v The drives that are preinstalled in the server come with power and signal cables
v When you route a cable, make sure that it does not block the airflow to the rear

Tape drive cable connection

You can install either a USB or SATA tape drive in the server. The following
illustration shows the internal cable routing and connectors for both the USB tape
drive and the SATA tape drive. It also shows the internal power cable for the optical
drives.
attached. If you replace any drives, remember which cable is attached to which
drive.
of the drives or over the microprocessor or DIMMs.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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