Asus Strix X399-E U.2 (sff-8639) to SATA using mini HD SAS to SATA support

[Mohamed]

Hello All,

I need help figuring out If I can utilize the U.2 connector for extra SATA storage, currently I have a Norco RPC 4020 case and two Dell HBA 330 that are working, I need to use the last 4 bays in my 4u case, but I would like to know if I can plug in a mini SAS HD cable to 4 SATA, will be recognized?, my motherboard manual states NVME only but this port is the same exact one on my Dell SAS HBA 330, have any one tried to pugging in one of those cables to the u.2 header in the Asus Strix x399 or any x399 motherboard before, and can anyone confirm it is working if you plug in 4 sata hard drives or not, reason I want to save some money if possible as I only need 4 sata ports, also I am aware of cheaper Sata cards but these do not support hot swap features.

Please advise.

Thank you.

[Donk]

I have the Asus X399 Zenith Extreme, and have an Intel 900p u.2 nvme plugged into the u.2 port.

The manual says nvme only because it’s wired for pci-e, not sata
Many connectors are used across different standards.

So no, you can’t plug in a sas to 4x sata splitter cable despite it’s the same connector.

Pick up a cheap lsi 9211 from ebay instead.
This guy has a very good ebay store.
All cards are pre flashed to it mode.

https://www.ebay.com/str/theartofserver