Review on 🔌 StarTech.com 50cm SFF-8087 to 4x SATA - Internal Mini SAS to SATA Reverse Cable: Enhance Internal Storage with SAS8087S4R50 by Mike Robinson

I recently ordered my SAS9260-8I Sgl Raid 8PORT Int 6GB Sas/sata Pcie 2.0 512MB and how the hard drives running on the controller is coming it "naked". " Put that expensive new pooch in your favorite MB and you'll find you have no way of connecting those SATA drives designed to create your mini-SAN. Let me show you SFF-8087 imagine the connection standard used here and so on controllers like the HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL 8-Port SAS 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID HBA This is roughly an extension that creates four sub-signal cables from one of the sockets on the controller board. Suitable for JBOD, RAID-5 Trio, or anything else you need if the controller supports it...but it's offered by a company that backs their products with genuine support and a lifetime warranty.Keep this Startech- Staff on their toes Oh "naked"... thank goodness I don't have to write drivers, which was in fact an offer from Target Acquisition LSI Promise after they sent one of my controll he had locked out of the Windows upgrade path to Vista. Okay, that's a sideline. Speaking of devaluation, make sure you intend for internal use. Serial SCSI standards are different for external. Also, SFF-8087 is not the only available standard. Be prepared for obscure terminologies like "HBA". Not that you have much choice. For example, if your goal is RAID-5 in a DIY PCI context, you don't have many sources to choose from. Enjoy wearing this homemade hat while you can.