Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap drives
Use this section to understand the cable routing for server models with eight 3.5-inch hot-swap drives.
• 
“Software RAID” on page 49
•  “One 8i RAID adapter” on page 50
Software RAID
From To
1
Lower backplane power connector Backplane 1 power connector
2
Upper backplane SAS/SATA connector SATA 4, 5, 6, 7
3
Upper backplane power connector Backplane 2 power connector
4
Lower backplane SAS/SATA connector SATA 0-3
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