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The case can fit 10 HDD just fine. You can use a LSI SAS HBA to connect 8 more hard drives.

[Official] Recommended SAS2 HBA (internal & external)

Notes I do not recommend Dell/HP/IBM/Intel/Fujitsu or other LSI OEM cards. These “real” LSI models are readily available and are much easier to flash. All models support SAS & SATA drives Most SATA SSDs will not support TRIM on SAS HBA, use SATA3 instead. All models are SAS2 6Gbps compatible Type = Internal/External Num. Drives = 4 drives per port, with no expander. All low profile cards can be used with high profile bracket, allowing support for either. Notes = Firmware options, 4Kn secto…