ahh didnt notice the 1m.. thats a bit long anyway...
i'lltell him to get this:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3ware-multi-lane-sff8087-to-4x-sata-fan-out-cable-05-metres-single-cable
this is what i'm reccomending he should get:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3ware-cbl-sff8087ocf-10m-sff-8087-to-discrete-forward-breakout-cable
that's right yeah?
these are the ones he bought... they look right.. but no mention of host to target, or forward/reverse...
ok so he needs to get :
HOST (sff-8087)
to
TARGET (SATA) Target being the drives.
i take it that is classed as a "forward" cable?
as this is a reverse & is target to host...
My Friend just got an hp P410 to use with his SATA drives, but its not detecting any of them, (its on the latest firmware) & has a SFF-8087 Breakout cable.
i have troubleshooted it down to what i think is the cable...
does it need a forward, or a reverse breakout cable & also whats the...