Recent content by Steven Tory

I think I may have found the problem. The drives we received are SAS, not SATA. Although much the same internally, the interface connector is intentionally different, and not compatible. Our solution will be to return the SAS drives and get SATAs as we had planned. They appear to be the same...

Here's the link to the 10TB drive's connector: http://doorbell.net/junk/IMG_4141crop.JPG

Here's the pic of the 10TB drive connector: http://doorbell.net/junk/IMG_4141crop.JPG

Sorry! Refresh, and try it now.

A "normal" (to me) SATA connector, from a 3TB drive: http://doorbell.net/junk/IMG_4140crop.JPG The SATA connector on this Seagate 10TB drive. Note the tab bridging the gap between power & data connectors: http://doorbell.net/junk/IMG_4141crop.JPG In the online product specs, I do not see...

I'm trying to install this drive to a Drobo 810N (NAS). The SATA connector is different from usual, and has a piece of plastic between the power & data sections, so it can't plug in to any SATA cables I have, which require a gap. What gives? Is this a new interface, and what can I do to use...