LSI sata conroller card advice needed

[Lilly the punk]

I bought an 8 port controller card for sata drives and when it arrived I
couldn't understand why there were no sata sockets on it only these

https://ibb.co/4RvdP6R

I think I have sussed it but need someone to confirm before I spend any more
money or return the card. Is it one of these I need:-

https://ibb.co/SdcmdVs

One end goes into one of the 2 sockets on the card then I simply plug the 4
leads into the 4 hard drives and I am good to go? I don't need 8
.....yet....but it's good to know I can expand if necessary!

Thanks for any advice.

[Jaimie Vandenbergh]

On 13 Nov 2024 at 19:38:41 GMT, ""Lilly the punk""

Post by Lilly the punk
I bought an 8 port controller card for sata drives and when it arrived I
couldn't understand why there were no sata sockets on it only these
https://ibb.co/4RvdP6R

SAS ports, with four SATA channels in each.

Post by Lilly the punk
I think I have sussed it but need someone to confirm before I spend any more
money or return the card. Is it one of these I need:-
https://ibb.co/SdcmdVs

Yep.

Post by Lilly the punk
One end goes into one of the 2 sockets on the card then I simply plug the 4
leads into the 4 hard drives and I am good to go?

Should be. LSI SAS cards are widely supported across any OS you might
put on PC hardware.

Cheers - Jaimie

[Theo]

Post by Jaimie Vandenbergh
On 13 Nov 2024 at 19:38:41 GMT, ""Lilly the punk""

Post by Lilly the punk
I bought an 8 port controller card for sata drives and when it arrived I
couldn't understand why there were no sata sockets on it only these
https://ibb.co/4RvdP6R

SAS ports, with four SATA channels in each.

Technically speaking they're SFF-<number> ports, can't tell from that angle
but probably SFF-8087

https://www.servethehome.com/sas-sata-cables-guide-sff8087-8088-8470-8482-8484-single-device-connectors/

Used because there isn't space for a lot of cables or connectors, especially
when hooking up backplanes.

Post by Jaimie Vandenbergh

Post by Lilly the punk
I think I have sussed it but need someone to confirm before I spend any more
money or return the card. Is it one of these I need:-
https://ibb.co/SdcmdVs

Yep.

+1. The cable can also carry a second channel for each port for SAS and some
status LEDs, but a regular SATA connection will ignore those.

Post by Jaimie Vandenbergh

Post by Lilly the punk
One end goes into one of the 2 sockets on the card then I simply plug
the 4 leads into the 4 hard drives and I am good to go?

Should be. LSI SAS cards are widely supported across any OS you might
put on PC hardware.

Yep. If it's a branded card (IBM etc) it's also possible to reflash with
generic firmware to unlock more options.

Theo

[Lilly the punk]

Post by Jaimie Vandenbergh
On 13 Nov 2024 at 19:38:41 GMT, ""Lilly the punk""

Post by Lilly the punk
I bought an 8 port controller card for sata drives and when it arrived I
couldn't understand why there were no sata sockets on it only these
https://ibb.co/4RvdP6R

SAS ports, with four SATA channels in each.

Technically speaking they're SFF-<number> ports, can't tell from that angle
but probably SFF-8087

https://www.servethehome.com/sas-sata-cables-guide-sff8087-8088-8470-8482-8484-single-device-connectors/

Used because there isn't space for a lot of cables or connectors, especially
when hooking up backplanes.

Post by Jaimie Vandenbergh

Post by Lilly the punk
I think I have sussed it but need someone to confirm before I spend any more
money or return the card. Is it one of these I need:-
https://ibb.co/SdcmdVs

Yep.

+1. The cable can also carry a second channel for each port for SAS and some
status LEDs, but a regular SATA connection will ignore those.

Post by Jaimie Vandenbergh

Post by Lilly the punk
One end goes into one of the 2 sockets on the card then I simply plug
the 4 leads into the 4 hard drives and I am good to go?

Should be. LSI SAS cards are widely supported across any OS you might
put on PC hardware.

Yep. If it's a branded card (IBM etc) it's also possible to reflash with
generic firmware to unlock more options.

Theo