July 4, 201313 yr So I purchased a norco 4224 case and bought the following: Cables to attached to my Asus M5A97 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10254&cs_id=1025406&p_id=8188&seq=1&format=2 What I am running into now is that the slots that are connected with those cables directly to the motherboard are not detected. The harddrives attached to the AOC-SASLP-MV8 are all detected just fine. Am I using the wrong cables?
July 4, 201313 yr It looks like you bought FORWARD breakout cables, made to BREAKOUT from the mini SAS SFF-8087 connector on a mother-board or controller, TO 4 SATA/SAS drives. What you need is the REVERSE breakout cables, Which COMBINES (not breaks out), 4 SATA ports from a mother-board or controller, TO a mini SAS SFF-8087 connector. such as this one... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816133033
July 4, 201313 yr It looks like you bought FORWARD breakout cables, made to BREAKOUT from the mini SAS SFF-8087 connector on a mother-board or controller, TO 4 SATA/SAS drives. What you need is the REVERSE breakout cables, Which COMBINES (not breaks out), 4 SATA ports from a mother-board or controller, TO a mini SAS SFF-8087 connector. such as this one... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816133033 The above post is correct. You need reverse breakout cables.
July 5, 201313 yr Author Thats what I thought it was so I ordered the cables from Newegg... Now I have to wait till Tuesday
July 5, 201313 yr This is what you need from newegg, its in my 20 drive system now.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816133033 Myk
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