Internal cable routing and connectors

The server uses cables to connect SATA attached, hot-swap SATA, hot-swap SAS and DVD drive devices to the power supply and to the system board.

Review the following information before connecting power and signal cables to internal drives:

• The drives that are preinstalled in the server come with power and signal cables attached. If you replace any drives, remember which cable is attached to which drive.
• When you route a cable, make sure that it does not block the airflow to the rear of the drives or over the microprocessor or DIMMs.

• Power cable connection
  The following illustration shows the power cable routing and the connectors from the power paddle card to the system board and the microprocessor 2 expansion board.
• Operator information panel cable connection
  The following illustration shows the internal cable routing and connectors from the operator information panel to the system board.
• Light path diagnostics panel cable connection
  The following illustration shows the internal cable routing and connectors from the light path diagnostics panel to the system board.
• Tape drive cable connection
  You can install either a USB or SATA tape drive in the server.
• DVD drive cable connection
  The following illustration shows the internal SATA and power cable routing and the connectors from the DVD drive to the system board.
• Hard disk drive cable connection
  Review the following information before connecting power and signal cables to internal drives.
• Fan cage power cable connection
  The following illustration shows the internal cable routing and connectors from the fan cage assembly to the system board.
• Left-side cover/power cut-off switch assembly cable connection
  The following illustration shows the power cut-off switch assembly cable routing and the connector on the system board.