Oedzes Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hello everyone, After almost finishing my first Unraid DIY server, I cannot help but ask for your help. I am using a silverstone cs381 case. (https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=861&area=en) Now this case has a backplane with a Mini-SAS SFF-8643 connection, well I had bought a cable on Amazon and when both: mobo and Unraid did not detect the hdds, I found out after some googling that the cables have a direction: Noob Since I plan to run my system maps, plex transcoding / metadata and NZBGet unpacking on ssd drives, I am running out of SATA connections on the motherboard. So I bought a sata controller over the Internet (it flashed) https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Dell-PERC-H310-SAS-SATA-Controller-IT-Mode-for-ZFS-FreeNAS-Unraid-LSI-9211-8i/123241184797 since this card has a Mini-SAS SFF-8087 connection, I thought to connect the card to the backplane of the silverstone case and connect the ssd's to the sata ports on the mobo, or do you think I should do it the other way around? And to avoid making another stupid mistake, which cables should I use to connect the backplane to the sata card? It seems like i can order these also in 2 directions: https://www.amazon.nl/Internal-SFF-8643-SFF-8087-0-5-Meter-Foldable/dp/B01DCZCFW0/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_nl_NL=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=SFF-8643%2Bto%2BSFF-8087&qid=1606239093&sr=8-2&th=1 All your help is greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Only breakout cables (miniSAS to SATA or vice versa) have a direction, forward or reverse, miniSAS to miniSAS cables work in any direction. Quote Link to comment
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