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Connect the drive power cable to the rear drive cage.
9. To connect the SATA and sideband signal cables, do one of the following:
o To connect the cables to the system board, go to step 10.
o To connect the cables to the front drive cage backplane, go to step 11.
This procedure is only applicable if the 12-drive LFF cage with expander backplane or the 25-drive
SFF cage is installed in the front chassis.
10. Connect the shorter SATA and sideband signal cables to the system board:
a. Remove the primary PCI riser cage.
b. Connect the sideband signal cable from rear drive cage to the system board.