CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female Cable, Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane, 0.5M / 1.6FT

Both of the 1. I bought were from the same seller. My Areca 1882ix-equipped boxes have 0 meter cables, so the cables from those boxes will be the perfect length for routing A 12 bay RAID controller PCIe card installed in my 2010 Mac Pro. The card was placed over the fan, near the 5 port. It is easy to get the five cables into the 25" drive bay, behind the back plate, and out the same area that the original drives come out, and still have enough length to get the five cables out. With the 25" drive caddy in place, you can move it in and out without having to disconnect any cables. This lets you work on the connections while the drive caddy is out. This does mean that you have to remove the 5 when you do this. You can install a 25" drive bay door assembly to make it easier to access the hole through which cables must be threaded. There is enough space for one of these cables and the original drive cable to be threaded through after you reinstall the drive bay door, but two of these cables and the original drive cable can't interfere. It was easier to keep track of the cables if I labeled them A and B on both ends (the cables are invisible behind the back plate, so you cannot see them). Besides the ICY DOCK 4 x 2, I have also purchased two others. My 5" HDD / SSD Bracket Mount Kit Adapter was installed in the drive caddy so that now I can connect eight SSDs to my RAID controller with six SATA 3 ports (6 Gbps). The original Mac Pro only had three SATA 2 ports (3 Gbps). The absence of a 5 implies you have no space for one. A 25" drive is inside, but who burns BDs, DVDs, and CDs anymore, and I simply have an external BD, DVD, or CD R/W drive I connect to my Mac Pro when I need it. As a result, I still have access to the four original drive bays for either more SSD or HD drives as I desire. There is still a need for power for the 8 SSDs, so I bought two StarTech power supplies. This product includes 4x Multi-SATA Power Splitter Adapter Cables (PYO4SATA) that can be connected to the original SATA + power connectors on the drives. On the male connector, you will need to trim off a little plastic in order to make it came to the conclusion that not all SATA power splitter cables are created equal. In addition to the Cable Matters (2 Pack) 15 Pin SATA to 4 SATA Power Splitter Cable, no matter how I tried trimming it, the original power connector on the drive has a prong at both ends and the prong causes the connector to not fully insert. In my opinion, the ports on the cables are in the wrong order. I took off one star for that issue. I found it useful to label my SATA cables and connectors accordingly, as 'P1' SATA cable may be P4 port, while 'P2' SATA cable may be P3 port, etc. But this can be easily rectified by designing my own labels. Whether CableCreation could label them in the reverse order, or if there are two standards for labels of SATA ports on mini-PCs, I'm not sure. These connectors attach to SAS systems.

Katie Ballard

| May 08, 2021

I needed to replace the miniSAS to 4x SATA cable on the PowerEdge T420 because the last one was kinked and no longer worked. Rather than paying $30 for the official part, I chose to spend the extra money on this because it shows to be used for connecting motherboards. It works, however, there is a communication error with the drives which makes it unusable When I used the ASR-I obtained the same results There are a couple of 24-05 PCIe adapters and ASR-3408 adapters The 6405 and the A cable such as this works very well with PCIe 6405E adapters.

Lila Warner

| Aug 09, 2021

I use it on one of my NAS boxes that is based on a Supermicro SC743 chassis with a This fits there perfectly because the cables are not so long, and there is no extra cable to worry about. The cable thickness provides great flexibility, and when I have four intake fans installed on this board, it helps with airflow to other motherboard components. A LSI 9211-based controller is integrated into the system. The 8i HBA does not seem to have been causing data errors on SATA/SAS. This product is just what I was looking for.

Stephanie Lamb

| May 23, 2021

With this cable still in place, I was able to take the disk offline, wipe it, then attempt to reintroduce it to the array, but it was still prone to throwing a bunch of read errors immediately after rebuilding. I replaced the cable with another brand (Cable Matters) and it worked, and rebuilding did not produce In a different box, I have another of theses. It hasn't failed yet after the same amount of time as the first.

Megan Kaufman

| Oct 26, 2020

I did not experience any connectivity issues with these cables, and the quality of the sleeved SAS connector is good. They were easy to install and have worked flawlessly. Cables for SATA drives are thin and clearly not designed to be plugged in or unplugged frequently. If you plan to use straight connectors, be sure you have room. This is an upgrade I would get again. I've had them in the system for a few months with no problems.

Corey Huff

| Nov 27, 2020

This is a great buy for the price. I have had them for over a month in an unraid box without any read or write errors or I had the shorter versions for eight years with no issues. They're definitely thin and fragile, so take your time when handling them, do not pinch or stuff them too tight. I had the shorter versions for almost eight years with Having to swap cases meant I had to get longer cables and these were perfect for the job.

Hugh HUSSAIN

| Dec 08, 2020

I was able to connect three of the four SATA connectors, but two did not work. In the end, I did not contact the seller or manufacturer to request a refund because I was able to get by without the 4th connector, though be aware that the thin cables connecting to the SATA ends are very thin. In any case, for the price I paid, I got what I needed and I also had no issues with the rest of the SATA connectors.

Barbara Prince

| Aug 10, 2021

My server board probably didn't have a newer jack that prevented backwards plugging, so I had to plug it in in a certain way. However, once oriented correctly, it works just fine. * Note that in my case, the connector would interfere with the closing of the chassis, since it is long and sticks out, but since there isn't enough room for four more drives,.

Erick Brennan

| Nov 17, 2020