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I know that I can't connect the SAS drive (a Seagate Exos X16 ST12000NM002G) directly to the motherboard as the motherboard doesn't have a SAS controller so I'll need to get a PCIe SATA controller card. I've got a PCIe SATA controller card that's got two drives connected. One SATA can be removed by it's replacement with the SAS drive (not into the SATA controller card) and the other can be moved to an external SATA drive enclosure.

What cables will I need to get to connect the data connection from the controller card to the drive and for the power from the SATA power cable to the power connection on the drive?

Giacomo1968
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To connect SAS drives you need a SAS controller.

Most (if not all) SAS controllers support SATA drives.

A SAS connectors/backplanes (SFF-8482) is compatible with standard SATA connectors.

So in the end, this becomes a question of what connector you have on the SAS card, and how to get that to "SAS connectors with power"

This answer relates to modern SAS, if it is old drive you need to be more specific on which version of SAS it is.

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