Cable routing: 8SFF SAS/SATA drive model
8SFF drive connected to system board
Cable color Description Orange SATA cable from port 1 backplane to port 1 system board Blue SATA cable from port 2 backplane to port 2 system board 8SFF drive connected to type-a controller
Cable color Description Orange Mini-SAS cable from port 1 backplane to port 1 type-a controller Blue Mini-SAS cable from port 2 backplane to port 2 type-a controller 8SFF drive connected to type-p controller
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Cable color Description Orange Mini-SAS cable from port 1 backplane to port 1 type-p controller Blue Mini-SAS cable from port 2 backplane to port 2 type-p controller 8SFF SAS/SATA drive power cable
Cable color Description Orange Power cable from system board to drive backplane Blue Power cable from system board to ODD (reserved)