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I bought a SAS/SATA Raid Controller.

Model Number: SRCSAS18E

Storage Interface: 8x SATA/SAS

Link: http://www.intel.com/design/servers/...s18e/index.htm

Documentation says it works with SAS drives and SATA hard drives.

Here is a picture of the cables that came with the raid controller:

Top:
http://andromeda2.sslnetworks.com/~c...ontroller2.jpg

Side:
http://andromeda2.sslnetworks.com/~c...controller.jpg

Close up of Raid Controller side of cable:
http://andromeda2.sslnetworks.com/~c...e of cable.jpg

Close up of Hard Drive side of cable:
http://andromeda2.sslnetworks.com/~c...sata cable.jpg





I bought 8 SAS hard drives.

Model Number: ST373455SS

Interface: Ultra320 SCSI, 3 Gbit/sec Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel

Link: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...&reqPage=Model

Place I bought if from says 80 pin. I only counted 22 on bottom and 7 on top for 29 total.

Here is a picture of the SAS hard drive connectors:
http://andromeda2.sslnetworks.com/~c.../sas drive.jpg

I can find no documentation telling me the name of these connectors.





The cables provided with SAS/SATA Raid Controller don't match up with my SAS hard drives.

The Serial ATA cables provided with my power supply don't match up with my SAS hard drive.





Can anyone help with...?

1. What kind of cable that connects from my Intel SAS/SATA Raid Controller to 4 SAS drives?

2. Cables that connect a SATA power connector to my SAS drive? My SAS drive has a tiny 4 pin male connector. It is about half the size of a 4 pin molex.





Newbie builder. I built 2 systems previously with no problems. None of them had any SCSII or SAS. I though Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) would use the same cables as Serial ATA (SATA). Guess not. Search for "SAS cables" and the ones I found sort of look like my current cables so I'm here asking for help.