how to make SAS drives work with SATA desktop motherboard

[peaceduke]

i recently bought a SAS drive by mistake (No return possible)
I have x99 motherboard and it has only SATA ports
what can i do ? thanks

 

[alexoiu]

A PCIe SAS controller is an option:
http://www.amazon.com/SAS9211-8I-8PORT-Int-Sata-Pcie/dp/B002RL8I7M
But at that price, you'd better buy a SATA HDD.

 

[peaceduke]

alexoiu !
thats the idea i was thinking about but .. will i be able to install windows on SAS drive after connecting the storage via pci express ?
and i want to use all power of SAS i mean 15000 RPM
according to your solution i will need this cable also

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008KF7H8U/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=11QKDDAOJWH26&coliid=I202QDW21RTJ57

right ?

 

[alexoiu]

You'd need a cable too. Installing Windows shouldn't be a problem. Where I have some doubts is booting from it, as it depends on the BIOS. Check in reviews if users were able to boot from SAS.

 

[peaceduke]

well.. if i can boot from this

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Solutions-RevoDrive-Generation-RVD350-FHPX28-960G/dp/B00JYFB8QW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1419076697&sr=8-7&keywords=ocz+drive

and this is the fastesr pci hdd so why i can't boot from sas (they both use PCI interface )?
i will check anyway ..
thanks