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SAS drives on SATA

bjoeg
By bjoeg
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Can SAS drives be used with a SATA controller, or is it only the other way around?

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Short and simple - Nope. Different protocols.

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Ehhh it's not that simple. SATA drives are generally compatible with SAS controllers.

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