Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 - Page 47

PCIeinterposercard
ThePCIeinterposercardisusedinservermodelsthatsupporteasy-swapdrives.Thefollowingillustration
showstheconnectorsonthePCIeinterposercard.
Figure18.PCIeinterposercard
1PCIEconnector
UsedtoconnectthesignalcabletothePCIesignalconnectorsonthebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives.See
“Backplanefortwelve2.5-inchdrives”onpage35.
Hot-swap-drivebackplane
Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingdrivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:
•Inthefront:
DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype
3.5-inch41
Hot-swap,SATAorSAS
Harddiskdriveor2.5-inch
solid-statedrive
2.5-inch121
Hot-swap,SATAorSAS
Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive
•Intherear:(forservermodelswiththefour3.5-inchdrivesonly)
DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype
2.5-inch21
Hot-swap,SATA
Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive
Tolocatethebackplanes,see“Servercomponents”onpage25.
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