Rosewill RSV-L4412 port question

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Hi,

What ports is required on my motherboard in order to be able to utilise all 12 hot-swap slots (on for example RSV-L4412)?

I can see that it says:

supports up to carry 12 x 3.5" / 2.5" SATA I, II, & III or SAS HDD

But most motherboards doesn’t have 12 x SATA Ports? So I need another card or some specific PCI-ports in order to be able to use them all?

/David

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LSI 8i HBA, 2x 8087-8087 cables, HP SAS expander, 3x 8087-to-4xSATA forward breakout cables.

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Thanks for the reply! Does that mean that my motherboard needs 2x PCI ports? One for LSI 8i HBA and one for the HP SAS expander?

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You can use one of the internal cards in this guide:

And use 8087 breakout cables.

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He should have a few SATA ports onboard, seems like a slightly over complicated setup just for 12 ports.

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Oh, thanks! Will look at that! :slight_smile:

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Oh yep you’re absolutely right; 4x SATA direct from onboard, then LSI and two breakout cables: that’d work!