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    [SOLVED] SATA to SFF-8643 (or U.2 port)

    @USAFRet and @kerberos_20 The cable I used before was incorrect. I needed the reversed version, like the CPS05-RE: https://www.silverstonetek.com/en/product/info/accessories/CPS05-RE/ I finished installing it and it works to go from 4x SATA (host) to 1x SFF-8643 (target) (EDIT: this is the...
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    [SOLVED] SATA to SFF-8643 (or U.2 port)

    Yes you're right it's only happening once maybe every 2 years, but I broke a SATA connection of a HDD when changing it few weeks ago and my server is from 2014... So I wanted to do some small upgrade
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    [SOLVED] SATA to SFF-8643 (or U.2 port)

    The tower SilverStone has a U.2 port which allows to do hot swapping. I wanted to use this functionality because I have 8x HDD for my server and I need to change them sometimes when one failed, so this feature would have be really appreciated. The reference of the tower here
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    [SOLVED] SATA to SFF-8643 (or U.2 port)

    Thank you for your answer ! Yes I start to understand that I did not understand it at all... :LOL: I misunderstood the info of the tower where it says you can connect with SFF-8643 without knowing that it was not a distribution board from 4 SATA... I'm using WD Red HDD. I modified the tower to...
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    [SOLVED] SATA to SFF-8643 (or U.2 port)

    Hello guys ! I would like to use my Asus B85M-G with a Silverstone CS381 tower I just bought. I use a 4xSATA to SFF-8643 and connected the 4x SATA 6GB/s of my motherboard to the SFF-8643 of the Silverstone CS381, but the drives are not detected. Am I doing something wrong ? Or it is not...