Figure 425. SAS/SATA cable routing to 8i/16i Trimode adaptersFrom To1 Backplane 1: SAS 1 16i adapter: C02 Backplane 2: SAS 2 16i adapter: C13 Backplane 3: SAS 3 8i adapter: C0Three 8 x NVMe backplanesThis section provides cable routing information for the server model with three 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe frontbackplanes.To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to “Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch frontdrive bays” on page 312.To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios dependingon your server configuration.• “Front backplanes: 24 x NVMe” on page 403• “Front + middle backplanes: 24 x NVMe + 8 x NVMe” on page 406Front backplanes: 24 x NVMeThis topic provides cable routing information for the server model with three 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe frontbackplanes.Chapter 6. Internal cable routing 403