SAS connector = 4x SATA automatically?

[mrjayviper]

So I've been looking at server board and I often see some of them having a SAS connector. Base on my previous experience with SAS (Dell Perc6i), I can connect a SAS-to-4xSATA cable so I can use normal drives.

Is this true for all SAS connectors or perhaps these are limited to certain connectors/controllers like the one on the Perc6i?

Thanks!

 

[Elixer]

Pretty much, that is what lots of people have been doing if they want more storage drives.
*edit
Oh, forgot to mention that you may have to flash the card in question to support this mode.

 

[XavierMace]

Yes, SAS is compatible with SATA but not the other way around. You only need to flash cards if you want to change it from a RAID controller to an HBA (or the other way around if it was previously flashed).