User`s guide

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 29
Selecting Cables
This section describes the cable options and requirements for your Adaptec controller:
● For SAS cables, see this page.
● SATA cables, see this page.
● SCSI cables, see page 30.
SAS Cables
You need one SAS cable for each disk drive you are connecting to your Adaptec SAS RAID
controller.
Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables:
Cable connectors are keyed so that you can’t insert them incorrectly.
Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. For more information or to purchase
cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
SATA Cables
You need one SATA cable for each disk drive you are connecting to your Adaptec SATA RAID
controller. SATA cables are included in the kit.
All SATA cables have the same connectors, as shown in the following figure, and the connectors
are keyed so that you can’t insert them incorrectly.
Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SATA cables. For more information or to purchase
cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
Internal cable—Connects to a backplane.
External cable—Connects to an external SAS enclosure.
Internal fan-out cable—Connects to four internal SATA disk
drives.
(SAS-to-SAS fan-out cables—not shown—are also available.)