Internal Cable Routing And Connectors - IBM System x3500 M2 Type 7839 Installation And User Manual

Internal cable routing and connectors

The server uses cables to connect SATA attached, simple-swap SATA, hot-swap
SATA and hot-swap SAS 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
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.
The following illustrations show the cabling information for installing the SATA to
traditional power converter cable when you install an RDX internal USB tape drive
in the server. This cable comes with the server in the plastic bag with the drive rails.
Connects to
optical power cable
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attached. If you replace any drives, remember which cable is attached to which
drive.
of the drives or over the microprocessor or DIMMs.
Optical drive
power cable
Power
Connects to
converter
tape drive
cable
USB signal
cable connector
USB signal
Optical drive
cable
power cable
SATA optical
drive signal cable