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    SATA drives behind expander still a no-go?

    I got a response from Supermicro... The simple way is to hook up internal cables as following diagram (1 cable connected to J0 on rear backplane as input and another cable connected from J1 of rear backplane to J1 or J0 of front backplane. That way all hard drives (On front and rear backplane)...
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    SATA drives behind expander still a no-go?

    I have a SAS2846EL2 and a SAS2847EL2. I am still waiting for Supermicro to get back with me about the proper internal cabling between the backplanes... The manual says To configure this, you need to connect the J0 connector of both BPN-SAS2-847EL1 and BPN-SAS2- 846EL1 backplanes to cables in...
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    SATA drives behind expander still a no-go?

    I saw a post of yours where you said that you are using SATA drives in a CSE-847E26... Are you having any problems using SATA drives vs using the the SAS only recommendation? I recently purchased a second hand CSE-847E26-RJBOD1... without knowing about dual expander backplanes... According to...
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    San Ace 80x25 fans

    Seller won't sell them to me for $120... When you receive the fans... Would you sell me seven of them?
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    Need help Picking a HBA and Cables...

    Hello Folks... I am currently using a SC846TQ Chassis with a Asus DSBV-D server Mobo. I am maxed out on drives and have decided to expand my server using SC847E16-R1K28JBOD The expander has a BPN-SAS2-847EL1 and BPN-SAS2-847EL2 Backplane and a CSE-PTJBOD-CB2 control board. I am currently...