Figure 429. Cable routing to one 8i RAID/HBA adapter
From To
1  Backplane 1: SAS 0, SAS 1
8i adapter 
•  Gen 4: C0
•  Gen 3: C0C1
12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with the 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front 
drive backplane.
• 
“Front backplane: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA” on page 419
•  “Front + rear backplanes: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/2 x 3.5"/4 x 3.5" SAS/SATA” on page 421
•  “Front + middle backplanes: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5"/4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA/8 x 2.5" NVMe” on page 
425
•  “Front + middle + rear backplanes: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5"SAS/SATA” on 
page 431
Front backplane: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the server model with the 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front 
drive backplane.
• 
“Onboard connectors” on page 420
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