Can I convert a SAS drive to SATA with a mobile rack? - StarTech.com IT Pro Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Although mobile racks can enable a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drive to connect using a standard Serial ATA (SATA) connector, the hard drive controller must be SAS compatible to properly support SAS drives. SAS controllers can work with SAS and SATA drives, but most SAS drives will only work with a SAS controller.</p><p>For further information about SAS and SATA interoperability, refer to the following FAQ: <a href="https://community.startech.com/kb/articles/116-do-sata-drive-controllers-support-sas-drives" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Do SATA drive controllers support SAS drives? - StarTech.com IT Pro Community</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line">This FAQ applies to these products:</p><p class="blockquote-line"><a href="https://community.startech.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startech.com%2Fen-us%2Fhdd%2F25satsas35" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">25SATSAS35</a> <a href="https://community.startech.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startech.com%2Fen-us%2Fhdd%2Fsatbp125vp" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">SATBP125VP</a> <a href="https://community.startech.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startech.com%2Fen-us%2Fhdd%2Fsatsas425bk" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">SATSAS425BK</a> <a href="https://community.startech.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startech.com%2Fen-us%2Fhdd%2Fsatsasbp125" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">SATSASBP125</a> <a href="https://community.startech.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startech.com%2Fen-us%2Fhdd%2Fsatsasbp425" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">SATSASBP425</a> <a href="https://community.startech.com/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startech.com%2Fen-us%2Fhdd%2Fsatsastrx25" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">SATSASTRX25</a></p></div></div><p><br></p> </article> </main>