Need help picking a rackmount case

[Fuganater]

Good catch. Sorry about that.

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[Ericloewe]

I understand it now but i think a visual guide would be best futurewise to help newbies like me understand what parts to buy since i am sure this question has been asked before.

Code:

+--------------------+          +--------------------+                               +--------------------+          +--------------------+
|                    |          |       SATA         |-------------+                 |                    |----------|      Drive         |
|   SAS controller   |          |       SATA         |-------------+                 |                    |----------|      Drive         |
|                    |XXXXXXXXXX|       SATA         |-------------+RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR|     SFF-8087       |----------|      Drive         |
+--------------------+          |       SATA         |-------------+                 |                    |----------|      Drive         |
                                +--------------------+                               +--------------------+          +--------------------+
                               
                               
                                R is a reverse breakout caable (4x SATA to SFF-8087)
                               
+--------------------+          +--------------------+                               +--------------------+          +--------------------+
|                    |          |                    |             +-----------------|       SATA         |----------|      Drive         |
|   SAS controller   |          |     SFF-8087       |             +-----------------|       SATA         |----------|      Drive         |
|                    |XXXXXXXXXX|                    |FFFFFFFFFFFFF+-----------------|       SATA         |----------|      Drive         |
+--------------------+          |                    |             +-----------------|       SATA         |----------|      Drive         |
                                +--------------------+                               +--------------------+          +--------------------+
                               
                                F is a forward breakout cable (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)