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HP do an unkeyed cable so you can use it either way round with your current card, <a href="http://www.scsi4me.com/hp-408771-001-sff-8470-to-sff-8088-external-multilane-4x-sas-to-external-minisas-cable-bi-directional-1m.html" rel="ugc">http://www.scsi4me.com/hp-408771-001-sff-8470-to-sff-8088-external-multilane-4x-sas-to-external-minisas-cable-bi-directional-1m.html</a>
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HP do an unkeyed cable so you can use it either way round with your current card, http://www.scsi4me.com/hp-408771-001-sff-8470-to-sff-8088-external-multilane-4x-sas-to-external-minisas-cable-bi-directional-1m.html [http://www.scsi4me.com/hp-408771-001-sff-8470-to-sff-8088-external-multilane-4x-sas-to-external-minisas-cable-bi-directional-1m.html]

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Hello,<br />
<br />
I have a PowerVault 124T with what appears to be a Mini SAS expansion port. &nbsp;This is an old system we want to power up for archive tapes. &nbsp;Online using the service tags Dell is unable to tell us what card this is or what it plugs into. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
What we want to do is to use this PowerVault as out LTO4 legacy restore system by linking it directly to a Dell PowerEdge 1950. &nbsp;Though some fighting with Dell's ordering we got the correct cable for the PowerVault but got the wrong server card. &nbsp;The second picture attached is a picture of the cable and the back of the PowerVault. &nbsp;The first is the card Dell sent us.<br />
<br />
The reason I need EE's help is because a recently got an email from Dell that stated &quot;Check other vendors for the correct part.&quot;<br />
<br />
In other words can someone help me track down a server card that will work with this cable?!<br />
<br />
Thanks in advance<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/01_w05/830861/20140127-132403.jpg" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Picture of the incorrect card Dell sent us (4.2 MB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>20140127-132403.jpg</a><br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/01_w05/830862/20140127-132338.jpg" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Picture of back of PowerVault with correct cable and port (3.6 MB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>20140127-132338.jpg</a>
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Picture of back of PowerVault with correct cable and port

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Picture of the incorrect card Dell sent us

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Hello,

I have a PowerVault 124T with what appears to be a Mini SAS expansion port.  This is an old system we want to power up for archive tapes.  Online using the service tags Dell is unable to tell us what card this is or what it plugs into.  

What we want to do is to use this PowerVault as out LTO4 legacy restore system by linking it directly to a Dell PowerEdge 1950.  Though some fighting with Dell's ordering we got the correct cable for the PowerVault but got the wrong server card.  The second picture attached is a picture of the cable and the back of the PowerVault.  The first is the card Dell sent us.

The reason I need EE's help is because a recently got an email from Dell that stated "Check other vendors for the correct part."

In other words can someone help me track down a server card that will work with this cable?!

Thanks in advance

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