Question Several vendors of your products claim that use can use both SATA and SAS with chassis SC836E1-R800V / SC836E1-R800B. But the manuel clearly say's (on page 5-1 and in Appendix C: SAS-836EL Backplane Specifications, C-5, 9-14. SAS Ports)SAS drives only? Answer When you use a qualified harddisk and controller (see SAS expender matrix), sata is no problem. Was this FAQ helpful? YES      NO Enter Comments Below: Note: Your comments/feedback should be limited to this FAQ only. For technical support, please send an email to support@supermicro.com.  Enter your email address below if you'd like technical support staff to reply:  Please type the Captcha (no space) H P 4 Q FAQ Stats FAQ ID Related Category / Keyword Date Posted Code 9358 Storage: - Adaptec 2000S / 2005S U160 SCSI ZCR card - Adaptec 2010S / 2015S U320 SCSI ZCR card - Adaptec 2020S U320 SCSI ZCR Card - Adaptec AIC-7899 U160 SCSI - Adaptec AIC-7902 U320 SCSI - Adaptec SCSI cards - Add on SATA controller - SAS - SATA - SATA RAID 02/26/10 PD     Print Answer