How to connect a SAS drive to PC? 2

[k3lvin]

Hey there,

I need to connect one 15K HP SAS HDD (HP Spare: 504334-001) to my PC running Windows 7 Professional. Purely to wipe it, I do not require any RAID solution. I'm assuming I need to install a controller? My motherboard has the following slots:

PCI Express x1
PCI Express x8
PCI Express x16
Standard PCI

Thanks.

 

[Lemon13]

doesnt it have a sata connector when out of the cradle?!

M. Knorr

MCSE, MCTS, MCSA, CCNA

 

[rclarke250]

Lemon13: No, it would have a SAS connector, they are not the same. Although a SAS controller can run SATA drives, the reverse is not true.

K3lvin: This should work in either the PCIex8 or PCIex16 Supermicro Add-on Card AOC-SASLP-MV8 Storage controller- Serial ATA-300 / SAS- 300 MBps by Supermicro.

 

[k3lvin]

Thanks for the feedback. This looks like the kind of thing I need but I can only find one that is PCI-E x4!

What about one of these?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135317

 

[BadBigBen]

That will work...

PCIe 4x will work in PCIe 8x and 16x slots with no problem...



Ben
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[k3lvin]

Brilliant! I do love this forum...always get my questions answered.