[NAME]  Please press the blue Accept as Solution button below if this post answers your question. Megaraid controllers are VERY expensive. [URL] You won't be saving any money trying to recycle SAS Drives. If you are just wanting to use drives then use interposer cables on a precision model that supports both drive types non mixed on the motherboard. SFF 8842 SAS to SATA The controller must support both sas or sata drives.
Is there a simple way to use sas drives in a regular pc? I have been putting these in my t310 and t105 test servers but still have several left over.  My thinking is to install linux/truenas/proxmox onto either vostro or my custom build. Probably 4x2tb sas drives in raid 0 initially. I know sas wont work in a sata controller (tried) . Is there a generic raid controller which isnt poweredge specific? I would be really interested to know if this has worked for anybody please.
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