Figure 57. Connecting cables to the drives and convertor kit
Cable From the system board To the drives and convertor kit
HDD fan cable
1 HDD fan connector 8 HDD fan on the rear of the HDD and
slim ODD kit
1-to-3 power cable
2 or 3 4-pin power connector 6 and 9 Power connectors on the slim
optical drive and storage drive
Signal cable
4 SATA connector 4 10 Signal connector on the storage drive
Signal cable
5 SATA connector 5 7 Signal connector on the slim optical
drive
Notes:
• If your server already has a storage drive installed in drive bay 4, use the 1-to-2 fan power converter
cable to connect the HDD fans. Connect connector
2 to the system board, and connect connectors
1 to the HDD fan cables respectively.
• The 1-to-3 power cable provides three SATA power connectors 1 , 2 , and 3 . You can use any two of
the SATA connectors to connect the slim optical drive and storage drive.
• If your server has no drive installed in drive bay 3, connect the signal cable from the storage drive to
the SATA connector 3 on the system board. See “System board components” on page 19.
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