SATA to SAS connector defective??

bewatermyfriend

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case: I have a new sas tape drive IBM LTO Ultrium, problem is there's no power.. no light indication and i cannot insert my tape. it is connected to the sas card thru a sata to sas connector (blue color cable). I have checked the sata cable from the motherboard and there is power from the sata cable. How can i check the sata to SAS connector if it is defective or not.
 
Solution
sas devices cannot run off sata ports, you need an sas card for them to work.

make sure you have connected the device to the power supply also.
might help if you tell us what make and model the drive is