Hi, I have possibly messed up…

I scored a 10Tb SAS drive (Ultrastar DC HC330) and went looking for an interface card. I have ordered a 9212-4i4e, which has 4x SATA ports internal and one external SFF-8088 SAS port. I figured future drives I add were more likely to be sata than sas but my read of the manual is that the sata ports can also take SAS drives.

Trying to figure out what cables I need for SATA to SAS and got a bit lost. I then figured I could just loop the external SFF-8088 back inside the case and that looks like is really more for an external device that houses the SAS drives?

Help!

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edit : link to specs

https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/12353334

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  • SaltyPotter@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    According to the manual for that controller, the four internal SATA connectors will also work with SAS drives.

    You may need to purchase a separate SATA to SFF8482 adapter, but the internal ports are SAS compatible.

    • jcatemysandwich@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Many thanks. I was hoping this was the case but I was not 100% confident. I have been hunting around online and think I have located a suitable adapter (that will arrive sometime this year!).