Lenovo 4X97A87793 Thinksystem SR635 V3 10X2.5 Anybay Backplane GEN5 NVME Cable KIT

Lenovo 4X97A87793 ThinkSystem SR635 V3 NVMe Gen5 Backplane Cable Kit

Overview

The Lenovo 4X97A87793 is a factory-matched cable kit designed for the ThinkSystem SR635 V3 server's 10x2.5" AnyBay backplane. If you're configuring or expanding NVMe Gen5 storage in this platform, this kit provides the backplane-side cabling needed to connect drives to the motherboard's Gen5 NVMe signaling lanes — eliminating the guesswork of sourcing compatible cables separately. The AnyBay backplane design supports multiple drive protocols from the same bay, and this cable kit is the enabling hardware that wires the NVMe path for Gen5 bandwidth throughput. Specifying 4X97A87793 at build time or during a storage upgrade ensures the backplane cabling matches Lenovo's validated configuration for this server generation.

Compatibility

Designed specifically for the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 platform equipped with the 10x2.5" AnyBay backplane. The AnyBay backplane architecture in the SR635 V3 supports NVMe, SAS, and SATA drive combinations from the same physical bays; this kit addresses the NVMe Gen5 cabling path specifically. It is not interchangeable with SR635 V3 SAS/SATA backplane cable kits, nor with cable assemblies for the SR635 (non-V3), SR645, or other ThinkSystem rack servers — those platforms use different backplane connector layouts and signal routing. Confirm your SR635 V3's backplane option code before ordering; Gen5 NVMe cabling is required only when the backplane is populated with PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives. For broader storage accessory needs in this environment, see compatible server accessories and storage components.