Rear backplane power cable routing
Figure 492. Rear backplane power cable routing
From To
1  Backplane 4: PWR
1  Onboard: 7mm power connector
Front + middle backplanes: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5"/4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA/8 x 2.5" 
NVMe
This topic provides cable routing information for the server model with one 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front 
backplane and one 4 x 3.5-inch/4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA middle backplane or two 4 x 2.5-inch NVMe middle 
backplanes.
Depending on the rear backplane you use, refer to the specific configuration for cable routing information. 
• 
“12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5"/4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 448
•  “12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" NVMe” on page 449
12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5"/4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the front 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + middle 4 x 3.5-inch/4 x 
2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 16i RAID/HBA adapter.
The following uses the 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA middle backplane as an example for illustration. The cable 
routing for the 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA middle backplane is similar.
Connections between connectors:  1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
448 ThinkSystem SR665 V3 User Guide