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This controller with these cables?

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Smoblikat

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So I am completely addicted to hard drives and always run out of SATA ports (I need two SATA cards for my desktop) and recently discovered what I believe to be irrefutable evidence of jesus christ himself:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816103196
It takes one port and splits it into 4!!!

I know that its SAS and not SATA so I will need a SAS controller and am hoping that this card will work if I want to load it up with 4 cables and load each cable up to the max:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816115094
Or even better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102116

This card.
 
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The Adaptec SAS/SATA breakout cable in your first link will NOT work with the two products you have shown. The breakout cable is for use in higher end SAS/SATA RAID/HBA's, not the two cheap cards you have listed. You use standard one to one SATA cables for the two cards listed.
 
mrpiggy said:
The Adaptec SAS/SATA breakout cable in your first link will NOT work with the two products you have shown. The breakout cable is for use in higher end SAS/SATA RAID/HBA's, not the two cheap cards you have listed. You use standard one to one SATA cables for the two cards listed.
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Thanks, so somthing like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816101358
Would work?
Are there any cheaper options? Id like to keep the entire thing under 100$.
 
Smoblikat said:
Thanks, so somthing like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816101358
Would work?
Are there any cheaper options? Id like to keep the entire thing under 100$.
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This controller will work with the SAS/SATA breakout cable in your very 1st link and will allow up to 8 drives with 2 of the Adaptec breakout cables.

The Highpoint card will allow you to add 4 drives using standard SATA cables.

The Promise card will allow you to add 2 drives using standard SATA cables.
 
You don't channels for free. You either pay to have more SATA/SASA connectors on the card or one that offers more through break-out cables. It's not like cable TV where you just buy a splitter.
 
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