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Maximum SAS cable length is 6 meters

Make the Right ConnectionsUsing Unified Serial™ Products for SATA & SAS

Direct Attached StorageDirectly connect SATA or SAS disk drives to a SATA/SAS adapter for low-cost performance

Reduce Storage Costs Meet cost needs by using a SATA/SAScontroller and SATA drives

Simplify Storage ExpansionSAS provides easy expansion ofyour external storage

Create Flexible Internal StorageConnect controllers to enclosures forserver-based SATA or SAS storage

SAS x4 toSAS/SATA (4) x1Controller-BasedFan-Out Cable

SATA/SAS HBA orRAID Controller

SATA or SASDisk Drives

Server/Workstation Chassis

SAS x4 to SASx4 Internal Cable


SAS InternalEnclosurewith SASDrives


SAS x4 to SATA (4) x1Controller-Based Fan-Out Cable

InternalHot-SwapBackplanewith SATADrives



External SATA/SAS JBOD or External SATA/SAS RAID Subsystem


SATA/SASHBA orRAIDController

SAS x4 to SAS x4 External Cable

Serial ATA (SATA) is a serial technology optimized for high-capacitystorage at a low cost-per-gigabyte - making it ideal for disk-to-diskbackup and nearline storage.

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), the next generation of SCSI, is the mostadvanced connectivity standard. Built on the same SCSI architectureyou count on today, SAS uses serial connectivity for better performance,scalability, reliability, and ROI, whether you use it as a connectivityinterface, a drive interface, or both.

Maximize storage with SASAggregates ports for high-speed bandwidth (e.g. four 300MB/sports = 1200MB/s total bandwidth)

Offers reliable point-to-point architecture

Scales up to 16,256 addressable devices

Dual disk drive ports support high RPMs and provide analternate data path in case of failure

Provides extended error handling and higher MTBF

One Storage Architecture for SATA & SAS: Endless PossibilitiesAdaptec Unified Serial™ Architecture leverages Serial ATA (SATA) and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) compatibility to provide increased scalability, reliability and flexibility. Thisarchitecture allows Adaptec Unified Serial controllers to directly connect to either cost-optimized SATA drives or high-performance SAS drives, or both, in a single storagesystem. Even build solutions with SATA disks now, and then seamlessly upgrade to SAS disks when business needs change.

SATA & SAS: Create or Expand Storage with SATA & SAS

SATA and SAS Cables and Connectors

SATA x1 straight connector

SAS/SATA x1 (SFF-8482)disk connector

Mini SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal connector

Mini SAS controller to SAS/SATA backplaneMini SAS x4 (SFF-8087) to SAS x4 (SFF-8484)

Adaptec Order #2231700-R (0.5m)2231800-R (1m)

Mini SAS controller to SAS/SATAbackplane and SATA disk drivesMini SAS x4 (SFF-8087) to SATA(4) x1 controller-based fan-out cable


With Sideband:2247000-R (0.5m)2247100-R (1m)

Mini SAS controller to SAS and SATA disk drivesMini SAS x4 (SFF-8087) to SAS (4)x1 (SFF-8482) internal controller-based fan-out cable


Mini SAS controller to SAS external enclosureMini SAS x4 (SFF-8088) to SAS x4(SFF-8470) external cable

Adaptec Order #2231100-R (1m)2231200-R (2m)2231300-R (4m)

Mini SAS controller to Mini SAS external enclosureMini SAS x4 (SFF-8088) to Mini SASx4 (SFF-8088) external cable

Adaptec Order #2231400-R (1m)2231500-R (2m)2231600-R (4m)

SATA controller to SAS/SATA backplaneSATA (4) x1 to SAS x4 (SFF-8484)backplane-based fan-out cable

Adaptec Order #2219600-R (0.5m),2219700-R (1m)

SAS controller to SAS/SATAbackplane and SATA disk drivesSAS x4 (SFF-8484) to SATA (4) x1 controller-based fan-out cable


With Sideband:2247500-R (0.5m)2247600-R (1m)

SAS controller to SAS external enclosureSAS x4 (SFF-8470) to SAS x4(SFF-8470) external cable

Adaptec Order #2166400-R (1m),2166500-R (2m)

SAS controller to SAS and SATA disk drivesSAS x4 (SFF-8484) to SAS (4) x1(SFF-8482) internal controller-basedfan-out cable

SAS controller to SAS/SATA backplaneSAS x4 (SFF-8484) to SAS x4(SFF-8484) internal cable



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SAS x4 (SFF-8484) internal connector

SAS x4 (SFF-8470) external connector

SATA x1 right-angle connector

Mini SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external connector