February 13, 20233 yr Hi All, I know this is a stupid question, however search and youtube has found me no satisfying answers, so here I am posting. I have just purchases an ex mining SAS drive for Unraid Exos 10tb (around 4k hours, good deal!). I run a Dell H310, with 7 connected SATA HDD's using standard breakout SAS to SATA cables. I know that I can mix and match with a HBA, and that SAS drives have drop in support for Unraid. Where I am stuck is how to connect and power my new SAS drive. AFAIK there is a different connection on the SAS drive that means it's not a direct connection to the HBA, so whats the best avenue for connecting and powering the SAS drive on my final connection on the HBA. Do I need an adapter like this. Or am I way off?
February 13, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, deanpelton said: Where I am stuck is how to connect and power my new SAS drive. AFAIK there is a different connection on the SAS drive that means it's not a direct connection to the HBA, so whats the best avenue for connecting and powering the SAS drive on my final connection on the HBA. Do I need an adapter like this. Or am I way off? Yes I use these in my system, Which HBA do you have. You will need to install the SAS Spindown plugin, but may not work with your drive.
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