Need help with Sata to Mini SAS problem

[Wathnix]

Hi all

Got a problem. I have a file server built from a retail core2 duo motherboard and several hard drives, and want to add more drives, but am running out of room in the current full tower case, and want to be able to install/ remove a hard drive without taking lots of disassembly, so I ordered this server case for it with 16 drive bays

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219034

It looks like the hard drives plug in to a special board with a SAS connector on it. I was not expecting this, I thought I could use regular SATA cables to go from the motherboard to the hard drive bays.

I spotted a cable that goes from four SATA ports to a SAS port, called a fan-out cable. I'm hoping to plug the four SATA ports in to the motherboard and then plug the SAS port in to the board that the hard drive bays plug in to, does anyone know if this will work? I do not know much about SAS

This is the cable. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115064

thanks

 

[cullam3n]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1038588821&postcount=15 This may answer some of your questions.

 

[cw823]

I don't think that is the right cable. Most of these cable variants allow you to take one SAS port on your SAS controller and break it out into 4 sata cables to connect to drives. But it's not backwards compatible, which is what you're trying to do here. Honestly, the best solution would be to pick up one or two IBM M1015 for around $100/per.

 

[Automata]

If you do need to use this with SATA ports, you need a reverse SAS breakout cable.