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Cable routing–midplane to the hard drive backplane

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Figure 1. Cable routing−top midplane to hard drive backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configuration
This figure shows cable routing−top midplane to hard drive backplane for 24 x2.5- inch hard drive configuration.
  1. top midplane
  2. Mini-SAS connector for system board 1
  3. Mini-SAS connector for system board 1
  4. Mini-SAS connector for system board 3
  5. Mini-SAS connector for system board 3
  6. backplane
Table 1. Cable routing−top midplane to backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configurationThis table describes about cable routing−top midplane to backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configuration.

Item

Cable

From (top midplane)

To (backplane)

Item 1

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 1 (hard drive 1, 2, 3 and 4) (J1)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 1 to 4 for system board 1 (from right to left)

Item 2

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 1 (hard drive 5 and 6) (J2)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 5 to 6 for system board 1 (from right to left)

Item 3

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 3 (hard drive 1, 2, 3 and 4) (J3)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 1 to 4 for system board 3 (from right to left)

Item 4

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 3 (hard drive 5 and 6) (J4)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 5 to 6 for system board 3 (from right to left)

Figure 2. Cable routing−bottom midplane to hard drive backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configuration
This image shows cable routing−bottom hard drive midplane to backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configuration.
  1. bottom midplane
  2. Mini-SAS connector for system board 2
  3. Mini-SAS connector for system board 2
  4. Mini-SAS connector for system board 4
  5. Mini-SAS connector for system board 4
  6. backplane
Table 2. Cable routing−bottom midplane to backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configurationThis table describes about cable routing−bottom midplane to backplane for 24 x2.5-inch hard drive configuration.

Item

Cable

From (bottom midplane)

To (backplane)

Item 1

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 2 (hard drive 1, 2, 3 and 4) (J1)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 1 to 4 for system board 2 (from right to left)

Item 2

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 2 (hard drive 5 and 6) (J2)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 5 to 6 for system board 2 (from right to left)

Item 3

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 4 (hard drive 1, 2, 3 and 4) (J3)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 1 to 4 for system board 4 (from right to left)

Item 4

Hard drive backplane cable

Mini-SAS connector for system board 4 (hard drive 5 and 6) (J4)

SATA2 hard drive connectors 5 to 6 for system board 4 (from right to left)

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