This is the signal cable for the Dell PowerEdge R530 8 Bay LFF server. It connects the backplane to the motherboard.
Notes
- The 0PD7P8 is a 16-pin backplane signal cable used to connect the motherboard to the storage backplane.
- It is documented for both the PowerEdge R520 and R530, including the 8-drive configurations.
- The cable is approximately 12.5 inches (0.32 m) long.
- 0PD7P8 and PD7P8 are the same Dell part number, with the leading zero omitted in many listings.
- This is a signal/I²C cable, not the primary SAS data cable connecting the RAID controller to the drives. It carries communication between the system board and backplane.
- The R530 uses this cable as part of the 8-bay backplane connection.