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@ich777: Thank you. I did not knew that there is a German section. I posted in this topic because Google found it for me Ja, ich weiß, SATA hat andere Spezifikationen als SAS, aber selbst eSATA über eine normale Slotblende ohne dedizierte eSATA-Ports auf dem Controller läuft mit einer Kabellänge von 2,5 Meter in der Regel problemlos (0,5 Meter intern vom Controller zur Slotblende und nochmal 2 Meter extern zum Gerät).

@JorgeB: Thank you! I want to use three drives in the external case: DVD-ROM, MO, ZIP. For some of them I need an IDE-SATA-converter. They use only SATA 1,5 Gbit/s. I hope that it will also work with 2 meters of cabling. eSATA also works with 2 meters or even more, SFF-8088 is even better cabling than eSATA.

Hello @all, I am new to this site. I found it with a Google search "sff-8087 reverse forward". Now I need your help because in another community in German language nobody could help me. Some time ago I bought this external drive case: https://shop.yakkaroo.de/External-SAS-drive-chassis-with-three-drive-bays-SFF-8088 On the inside it has a SFF-8087 connector and on the outside SFF-8088. In my computer there is a SATA controller which I want to use. So I ordered this item: https://shop.yakkaroo.de/mini-sas-slot-bracket-adapter-SFF8088-to-SFF8087-full-height For the connection between the computer and the external case I would like to use this cable: https://shop.yakkaroo.de/mini-sas-connector-cable-external-sff-8088-1m But now there are missing two cables: 1. For the connection in my PC I need a cable 4 x SATA -> SFF-8087. 2. And in the external case I need a cable SFF-8087 -> 4 x SATA. But I am not sure which cable is the right for me. This very short posting says: Am I right that I need both types? 1. For the connection in my PC I need a cable 4 x SATA -> SFF-8087. ==> Here I think I would need a REVERSE cable. Would this be the right choice? 2. And in the external case I need a cable SFF-8087 -> 4 x SATA. ==> Here I think I would need a FORWARD cable. Would this be the right choice? Or am I wrong? I hope you could please help me. Thanks and kind regards websurfer83.