Fervit Reversed Mini SAS 36Pin SFF8087 Male to 4 SATA 7Pin Female Cable 2PCS

Reversed Mini SAS SFF8087 Cable Set

This two-pack provides Mini SAS 36-pin SFF8087 male connectors wired to four SATA 7-pin female ports each. The reverse pinout connects a SATA-based host controller to a SAS-compatible drive backplane. Copper conductors maintain signal integrity for high-speed storage traffic. The cables suit RAID adapters and enterprise server chassis that require this specific target-to-host orientation.

Upgrade From Standard SAS-to-SATA Fanouts

Standard cables wire the Mini SAS end as the host and the SATA ends as targets, which prevents a SATA controller from driving a SAS backplane. These reversed cables solve that mismatch without adapters or backplane replacement. The jump is worth it when the controller only offers SATA ports but the chassis or expander presents a Mini SAS 8087 target interface. Builders whose controllers already expose Mini SAS host ports do not need this reversed pinout.

SATA and SAS Interface Limits

Each SATA 7-pin link is bound by the SATA revision implemented in the host controller and the backplane, so throughput cannot exceed that generation's ceiling. The Mini SAS 36-pin SFF8087 connector aggregates four lanes but carries no sideband management signals itself; enclosure services depend on the backplane and controller firmware. Cable length and routing inside a dense server can affect signal quality at higher SATA speeds, so keep runs as short as the chassis allows.