Figure 450. Backplane signal cable routing Figure 451. Middle/Rear backplane power cable routing
From To From To
1  Backplane 1: SAS 0, 
SAS 1
32i adapter 
•  C0
1  Backplane 4: PWR Riser 2: PWR1, PWR2
2  
•  Backplane 1: SAS 2
•  Backplane 4: SAS 
•  C1
2  Backplane 5: PWR
•  Onboard: GPU power
•  Onboard: backplane 
power
•  Onboard: backplane 
sideband
3  Backplane 5: SAS 
•  C2
12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay backplane
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with the 12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drive 
backplane.
• 
“Front backplane: 8 SAS/SATA + 4 AnyBay” on page 432
•  “Front + rear backplanes: (8 SAS/SATA + 4 AnyBay) + 4 SAS/SATA” on page 434
•  “Front backplane: 8 SAS/SATA + 4 NVMe” on page 435
•  “Front + rear backplanes: (8 SAS/SATA + 4 NVMe) + 4 SAS/SATA” on page 437
Front backplane: 8 SAS/SATA + 4 AnyBay
This topic provides cable routing information for the configuration with 8 SAS/SATA + 4 AnyBay front drive 
bays using the 12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front backplane.
• 
“Onboard connectors” on page 433
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