thepixelgeek
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I'm beginning to assemble the parts, and I have a couple basic assembly questions. Mostly regarding cable types/configuration for connecting backplane (12 HDs).
1. How does the backplane connect to the M1015? What are those three silver connectors on the backplane? Do I connect two silver connectors, each going to the MiniSas connector on the the M1015, for a total of 8 drives? Cable recommendations?
2. How does the backplane connect to the Motherboard? Silver connector (type?) to (4) SATAs? Cable recommendations?
3. Assuming I will need to plug in all 12 molex to power all 12 HDs? If so, my PSU (SeaSonic SS-1050XP3) didn't supply enough--only 5. Cable recommendations?
4. What PCIe slot is best for M1015? I'm seeing two different types, PCH and CPU.
FULL BUILD COMPONENTS:
MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F-O
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
RAM: Crucial 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 ECC UDIMM CT7982365
HDD: (6) WD Red 4TB NAS HDD - 5400 RPM
HDD: (6) Seagate Ironwolf NAS 4TB HDD - 5400 RPM
BOOT: (2) ADATA Premier SP600 32GB SATA III (ASP600S3-32GM-C)
PSU: SeaSonic SS-1050XP3 1050W
CASE: iStarUSA M-3120-ATX 12-Bay Trayless Storage
HBA: IBM Serveraid M1015 SAS/SATA Controller 46M0831
ADD: StarTech.com SAS8087S450 50cm Serial Attached SCSI SAS Cable - SFF-8087 to 4x Latching SATA
(3) Noctua NF-F12 PWM Cooling Fan
(2) Noctua NF-A6x25 PWM
Noctua NH-D9L cpu cooler
- X11SSM-F-O
- IBM Serveraid M1015
- iStarUSA M-3120-ATX 12-Bay
1. How does the backplane connect to the M1015? What are those three silver connectors on the backplane? Do I connect two silver connectors, each going to the MiniSas connector on the the M1015, for a total of 8 drives? Cable recommendations?

2. How does the backplane connect to the Motherboard? Silver connector (type?) to (4) SATAs? Cable recommendations?
3. Assuming I will need to plug in all 12 molex to power all 12 HDs? If so, my PSU (SeaSonic SS-1050XP3) didn't supply enough--only 5. Cable recommendations?

4. What PCIe slot is best for M1015? I'm seeing two different types, PCH and CPU.

FULL BUILD COMPONENTS:
MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F-O
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
RAM: Crucial 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 ECC UDIMM CT7982365
HDD: (6) WD Red 4TB NAS HDD - 5400 RPM
HDD: (6) Seagate Ironwolf NAS 4TB HDD - 5400 RPM
BOOT: (2) ADATA Premier SP600 32GB SATA III (ASP600S3-32GM-C)
PSU: SeaSonic SS-1050XP3 1050W
CASE: iStarUSA M-3120-ATX 12-Bay Trayless Storage
HBA: IBM Serveraid M1015 SAS/SATA Controller 46M0831
ADD: StarTech.com SAS8087S450 50cm Serial Attached SCSI SAS Cable - SFF-8087 to 4x Latching SATA
(3) Noctua NF-F12 PWM Cooling Fan
(2) Noctua NF-A6x25 PWM
Noctua NH-D9L cpu cooler