Adaptec SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controllers - Manual (Page 28)

Chapter 4: Getting Started ●
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Selecting Cables
This section describes the cable options and requirements for your Adaptec controller:
● For SAS cables, see this page.
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SATA cables, see page 29 .
●
SCSI cables, see page 29 .
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:
Internal cable (SFF-8484)—Connects to a backplane.
External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)—Connects to
an external SAS enclosure.
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.)
External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)—Connects
to an external SAS enclosure.
Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)—
Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives.