SlimSas to SATA Trx50 WS - detected but can't read?

AndyP · February 3, 2024, 8:52pm

Hi all,

I’m working on a new build. Threadripper 7980x, Asrock trx50 ws board.

I’m trying to use the SlimSas port to read a Samsung 870 ssd sata drive. I’ve got a cable that goes slimsas to sata and I can see the drive. But I can’t read it, or partition it or anything. All options are greyed out in disk management. Except properties. And it tells me the correct info about the drive.

Am I missing something?

Mycom · February 4, 2024, 6:53pm

Did you already set-up the port from NVME to SATA in the BIOS? If not that might does the trick…

AndyP · February 5, 2024, 12:25am

Hi! I did that when at first the drive wasn’t showing up at all. Now I see the drive but can’t access it. It’s a gpt protective partition. I didn’t format like that.

I took it out and put it in another system, reformatted it, put it back and same thing…

I even connected it to the new system via sata2usb and reformatted and then connected to slimsas and same thing… Arghhhh

AndyP · February 5, 2024, 12:42am

Also,

This is the cable I’m using. It’s fits and the drive is visible… So I don’t think I have the wrong cable.

CY Slim Line SAS 4.0 SFF-8654 4i 38 Pin Host to 4 SATA 7 Pin Target Hard Disk Fanout Raid Cable 50cm