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Small green circuit board with 29-pin SAS connector and USB 3.0 port, exposed chipset, DC power jack

LORDWORLD

LORDWORLD SFF-8482 SAS 29Pin to USB 3.0 RAID Adapter Card

SKU CH-5J3Y-3V5GE

Converts SFF-8482 SAS drives to USB 3.0 for direct read/write on Windows and Linux without a RAID card, delivering up to 5 Gbps throughput and requiring a separate 12 V 3 A power supply

  • Connect SAS drives to USB 3.0 ports without a RAID card
  • Achieve up to 5 Gbps throughput on USB 3.0, ten times USB 2.0 speed
  • Works with Windows 7, 10, 11 and Linux operating systems
  • Supports SAS and SATA drives at 6.0, 3.0 and 1.5 Gbps link rates
  • Requires separate 12 V 3 A power supply with 5.5 mm × 2.1 mm plug

SFF-8482 SAS to USB 3.0 RAID Adapter

This adapter card connects a SFF-8482 SAS hard disk to a standard USB 3.0 port on a computer. It includes a built-in chipset that handles the protocol conversion so no separate SAS RAID card is required. The device works with Windows 7, 10, 11 and Linux operating systems. It is intended for users who need to access SAS drives on systems lacking native SAS ports.

Power requirements and thermal profile

The card requires an external 12V/3A DC power supply with a 5.5*2.1mm plug which is not included in the package. Without this supply the adapter cannot operate the connected drive. Power draw and thermal output depend on the attached SAS or SATA drive and the host USB controller. No active cooling is present on the adapter itself.

Supported drives and SMART behaviour

Only SFF-8482 SAS disks are supported; SFF-8639 U.2 drives are not compatible. The adapter handles SAS and SATA signalling at 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps and 1.5Gbps. Throughput reaches up to 5Gbps over USB 3.0. After conversion SMART data may display incomplete or no information although normal read and write operations are unaffected.

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Questions about this item

How do I install the LORDWORLD SFF-8482 SAS 29Pin to USB 3.0 RAID Adapter Card, and what step is commonly missed?

Connect the SFF-8482 SAS drive to the 29-pin port, plug the adapter into a USB 3.0 host, and attach a separate 12V/3A DC 5.5*2.1mm power supply; the step often missed is providing that external power, as it is not included.

What maintenance or replacement will this adapter need later?

The unit itself has no serviceable parts; the only item that may need replacement is the external 12V/3A DC 5.5*2.1mm power supply if it fails or is lost.

What limit appears first during sustained use of this adapter?

Throughput caps at 5Gbps over the USB 3.0 link, which is lower than the 6.0Gbps SAS/SATA rate the bridge can handle, so the USB bus becomes the bottleneck.

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