esamett
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I first did my build on the cheap but now want to upgrade cases to get rid of temperature warnings. I am running 11 x 4 TB and 11x 8TB SATA drives and two small SSD SATA boot drives. I have tried to do my research but am getting stuck on the tech. I found a couple server cases on ebay but I didn't see enough SAS cable plugs in the back (one plug for each 4 drives) suggesting an expander which I can't use for SATA drives. Hardware guide says I need a plain SAS backplane.
I found this item which I THINK may handle 12 of my drives and my motherboard:
I would appreciate explanations, recommendations and links.
Thanks in advance.
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I found this item which I THINK may handle 12 of my drives and my motherboard:

XYRATEX IBM HS-1235T 2U 12 Bay Storage Server Barebone Chassis Case | eBay
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I would appreciate explanations, recommendations and links.
Thanks in advance.
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