Selecting Cables; Sas Cables - Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers Installation And User Manual

Selecting Cables

This section describes the cable options and requirements for your Adaptec controller:
For SAS cables, see this page.
SATA cables, see
SCSI cables, see

SAS Cables

You need one SAS cable for each disk drive you are connecting to your Adaptec SAS RAID
controller.
Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables:
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External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)—Connects to
an external SAS enclosure.
External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)—Connects
to an external SAS enclosure.
Internal cable (SFF-8484)—Connects to a backplane.
Internal fan-out cable (SFF-8484 to 4x SATA)—
Connects to four internal SATA disk drives.
(SAS-to-SAS fan-out cables—not shown—are also
available.)
Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)—
Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives.
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