SFF-8482
E38926
SFF-8482 is a standardized internal connector interface designed specifically for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives, allowing compatibility with both SAS and SATA devices in enterprise storage systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SFF-8482 Internal Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SFF standard
ⓘ
electrical connector standard ⓘ internal drive connector ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
2.5-inch SAS drives
ⓘ
3.5-inch SAS drives ⓘ |
| category |
computer hardware interface
ⓘ
storage interface ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
SAS devices
ⓘ
SATA devices ⓘ |
| connectorType | internal drive connector ⓘ |
| definedBy | Small Form Factor Committee ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
allow SAS backplanes to accept SATA drives
ⓘ
provide robust internal connection for SAS drives ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
backward compatibility with SATA drives on SAS controllers
ⓘ
combined power and data interface ⓘ keying to prevent insertion of SATA-only connectors into SAS-only ports ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
SFF-8482
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SFF-8482 Internal Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector
|
| includes |
SAS data pair contacts
ⓘ
SATA-compatible data contacts ⓘ power contacts ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
enterprise-class drives
ⓘ
high-reliability storage environments ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith | SAS drives on SATA-only controllers ⓘ |
| physicalFormFactor | 29-pin internal connector ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
SFF-8087
ⓘ
SFF-8484 ⓘ SFF-8680 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | SFF-8680 ⓘ |
| scope | internal direct-attach drive connections ⓘ |
| standardizes |
electrical pinout of SAS internal drive connector
ⓘ
mechanical dimensions of SAS internal drive connector ⓘ |
| status | legacy but still deployed in existing systems ⓘ |
| supports | dual-port SAS operation (via SAS drive design) ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
Serial ATA (via SAS backplane compatibility)
ⓘ
Serial Attached SCSI ⓘ |
| usedFor |
SAS hard disk drives
ⓘ
SAS solid-state drives ⓘ Serial Attached SCSI drives ⓘ |
| usedIn |
enterprise storage systems
ⓘ
servers ⓘ storage arrays ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SFF-8482 Internal Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector