I am using a Dell OptiPlex5050 that I just bought to build a TrueNAS Server, I bought 2 2TB Drives and a SAS Backplane from amazon to connect them. I cant figure out why they are not connecting. Does anybody have any ideas? I think that backplane may be the issue, it is the HSB3SATSASBA from startech
Provide links to HBA and drives… is the HBA SAS or SATA?
That enclosure?
It’s not intrinsically SAS and will require a HBA if the drives are not SATA. So how/to what is it connected, and what are the drives?
Yes that is it, it is connected to the sata ports on the motherboard no adapters. And the drives a generic 3.5” 2TB server drives that use sas
Then you either need to get regular SATA drives or a SAS HBA (anything based on a LSI 2008, 2308, or 3008).
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