StarTech 18-Inch SAS 29 Pin to SATA Cable with LP4 Power (SAS729PW18)

by StarTech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 0.4 x 8.7 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000V72AQ4
• Item model number: SAS729PW18
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 16, 2007

Product Description

Ideal for use with SAS external storage devices, Host Bus Adapters and RAID controllers, this high quality 18in SAS (29-Pin) to SATA Cable delivers both power (LP4) and data connectivity. This high quality SAS-SATA cable is backed by StarTech.com's Lifetime Warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my K9A2 Platinum, February 8, 2008

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Andrelino H. Ballon "andyb" (Philippines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: StarTech 18-Inch SAS 29 Pin to SATA Cable with LP4 Power (SAS729PW18) (Personal Computers)

The cable was just what I needed to run SAS Hard drives on my MSI K9A2 Platinum. Zoom! :D

4.0 out of 5 stars Used to connect a SAS drive to a controller with SATA connectors, January 23, 2012

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Tom Servo - See all my reviews

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This review is from: StarTech 18-Inch SAS 29 Pin to SATA Cable with LP4 Power (SAS729PW18) (Personal Computers)

From reading other reviews on this page there seems to be confusion on when/why you'd use this cable.
The purpose is to connect a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drive to a (RAID or onboard) controller that uses a SATA connector. SAS drives look ALMOST like SATA drives except that the connector is slightly different and has been designed so that you cannot physically plug a SATA data cable into a SAS drive. SAS drive connectors generally combine both power & data into ONE connector that plugs into the drive (although there are SATA cables that do the same thing). What may trip up some folks is that this SAS connector will allow you to connect a SATA controller to a SAS drive but nothing will happen unless the controller specifically works with SAS drives. This probably accounts for some of the negative reviews.

To summarize, this will not "magically" make a SAS drive work with a SATA controller - the controller must support SAS drives for anything productive to occur.

I have bought & used this cables with SAS drives and a compatible controller and everything works fine. The only negative thing I can say about this cable is that you have to be careful plugging in the power supply molex connector as it is possible to push out pins if you do not wiggle both connectors to line up pins properly. Do not attempt to force the white molex connectors together otherwise you may damage a pin or dislodge it from the housing.
I hope this clears up the confusion and you have found this helpful!

2.0 out of 5 stars might not work on your MB, November 15, 2011

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429roush - See all my reviews

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This review is from: StarTech 18-Inch SAS 29 Pin to SATA Cable with LP4 Power (SAS729PW18) (Personal Computers)

Everything fit together nicely, but my MB didn't recognize any HD. I'm running a ASUS P6X58D PREMIUM. I'm going to save the harness in case I might need it in the future. It might work with another MB.