SAS to SATA

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Tglover72

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I have a Dell Optiplex 755. I have 1 PCIE 16 port currently used for video, 2 PCI ports and 1 PCIE 1 port. I have acquired some 10000 rpm SAS drives. I would like to install one as a second drive. I know I can purchase a converter that will allow me to connect the drives to a SATA port, I have read that this will work iw the controller supports SAS, but I do not know if the system will support a SAS drive. My next option is to install a SAS controller but all of the cards I can find are PCIE and that slot is currently occupied by my video. Does anyone have any answers? where can I find out if my controller will support SAS or where can I get a SAS controller that runs off a PCI slot.

Travis
 
I own SAS drives? How do I not know this? LOL

Anyway....you'll be out of luck. SAS drives are meant for servers, and the Optiplex 755 is an old POS so I say don't bother trying. If you want extra storage just get another standard SATA drive.
 
Why is it any time I post a question about anything I always get someone who has a negative attitude. So I assume that the no the drive controller will not support SAS and there is no PCI SAS controller available?
 
Tglover72 said:
Why is it any time I post a question about anything I always get someone who has a negative attitude.
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?? This is your first question?
Tglover72 said:
So I assume that the no the drive controller will not support SAS and there is no PCI SAS controller available?
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Doesn't look like the Optiplex 755 support SAS drives natively.
Tglover72 said:
So I assume that the no the drive controller will not support SAS
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Yes that is correct. The controller doesn't support SAS.
Tglover72 said:
and there is no PCI SAS controller available?
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Unlikely as the PCI bandwidth isn't high enough compared to SAS. Even if there is, due to the niche demand for such an item, it'll be cheaper to buy a SATA drive.
 
Thank you. I guess to do this I would have to give up my video. or just by a computer that has more than 1 PCIE 16 slot.
 
Tglover72 said:
Thank you. I guess to do this I would have to give up my video.
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You would yes. I won't recommend it. The computer's rather old and the onboard video card (if it had one) was probably absolutely garbage at best when it was new.. let alone now.
Tglover72 said:
or just by a computer that has more than 1 PCIE 16 slot.
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Depends on your usage I guess. Are you satisfied with your current computer's performance for what you do with it? If yes, you can just buy SATA hdds. You can get a WD Blue 1tb SATA for like $60.
 
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