Connecting Cables - Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 70DG User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane
The following illustrations show the connectors on a 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane.
Figure 22. Front view of the 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane
Figure 23. Rear view of the 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane
0 7
– Slot 0 – slot 7
Used to connect 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.
8 10-pin power connector
Used to connect a power cable to provide power to the backplane.
9 AnyRAID-adapter slot
Used to connect an AnyRAID adapter or a pass-through board.

Connecting cables

This topic provides instructions on how to connect cables:
• "Connecting the mini-SAS to PCIe signal cable from the system board to the AnyRAID adapter" on
page 39.
• "Connecting the SATA signal cable from the system board to the pass-through board" on page 40.
• "Connecting the easy-swap-drive module to the system board" on page 40.
Connecting the mini-SAS to PCIe signal cable from the system board to the AnyRAID
adapter
This topic applies only to server models that have an AnyRAID adapter installed.
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.
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