Eight 3.5-inch simple-swap drives
Use this section to understand the cable routing for server models with eight 3.5-inch simple-swap drives 
(software RAID).
Following are the options available for this configuration: 
• 
“Eight SATA drives” on page 43
•  “Seven SATA drives and one NVMe drive” on page 44
Eight SATA drives
From To From To
1
Lower backplate
Backplane 1 power 
connector 
1
Upper backplate 
Backplane 2 power 
connector 
2
SATA 0-3
2
SATA 4, 5, 6, 7
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