SATA vs. SAS

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#1 ruler31010
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What is the difference between SATA connectors and SAS connectors? Can I use a SATA connector to hook toa SAS drive?

(On Newegg, the 15,000 RPM HDD has a SAS connector and no SATA connectors, that's why I am wondering)

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It's a completely different interface, you can't use it, unless you want to pick up a SCSI card - and even then I'm not sure if SCSI and Serial SCSI are different interfaces.
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#3 TUnified
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SAS (Serial Attached SCSI), you would need a motherboard that specifically supports this, but it would be too expensive, this is a server config. SAS capable motherboards do support SATA hard drives, but not vice-versa. They both use the same SFF plug, but the similarities stop there.
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SAS is mainly used on servers not pcs, but if you want to get a nice fast SAS hd, buy a SCSI card as rayvinazn says.
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