M.2 x4 SATA/NVMe 2-bay backplane
Figure 272. SATA/NVMe M.2 cable routing Figure 273. RAID cable routing
From To From To
1  Power connector on the 
M.2 drive backplane
1  M.2 power connector on 
the system board assembly
1  Power connector on the 
M.2 drive backplane
1  M.2 power connector on 
the system board assembly
2  Signal connector on the 
M.2 drive backplane
2  Onboard: PCIe 10, 11 2  Signal connector on the 
M.2 drive backplane
2  8i adapter: C0
Management NIC adapter
Use the section to understand the cable routing for the ThinkSystem V3 Management NIC Adapter Kit 
(management NIC adapter).
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