Lenovo 2593, 2594, 2579, 2577 pin power connector, Optical drive power connector, Mini-SAS ports

The following illustrations show the connectors on the backplane for 3.5-inch hard disk drives.

Figure 24. Front view of the backplane for 3.5-inch hard disk drives

	Slot 0 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 7 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive
1		5
	Slot 2 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 5 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive
2		6
	Slot 4 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 3 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive
3		7
	Slot 6 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive		Slot 1 for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive
4		8

Figure 25. Rear view of the backplane for 3.5-inch hard disk drives

	8-pin power connector		Mini-SAS ports 4-7
1		4
	8-pin power connector		Mini-SAS ports 0-3
2		5
	Optical drive power connector
3

1 2 8-pin power connector

Used to connect a power cable to provide power to the backplane.

3

Optical drive power connector

Used to connect the power cable for the slim optical drive if the server has one installed.

4

Mini-SAS ports 4-7

Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard disk drive 4 to hard disk drive 7.

5

Mini-SAS ports 0-3

Used to connect the mini-SAS connector on one end of a mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable to support the hard disk drive 0 to hard disk drive 3.

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