Unlike many other adapters that call out both SAS and SATA support. This adapter does not, but am wondering if anyone has proven that attaching SATA drives does not work?

I have 16 SATA drives connected up. Still not sure if I'm getting the full bandwidth yet.

Will the LSI 9305-16i support optical drives?

Unlike many other adapters that call out both SAS and SATA support. This adapter does not, but am wondering if anyone has proven that attaching SATA drives does not work.

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LSI 9305-16i PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Low Profile SAS Host Bus Adapter

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4 x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD Internal Connectors
Up to 12Gb/s

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Model
Brand	LSI
Model	9305-16i
Part	05-25703-00
Form Factor	Low Profile

Details
Type	SAS
Internal Connectors	4 x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD
Interface	PCI-Express 3.0 x8
Transfer Rate	Up to 12Gb/s
Operating Systems Supported	Microsoft Windows, Linux (Oracle, SuSE , Red Hat), Solaris, VMware, FreeBSD, CentOS, Canonical, Citrix
Dimensions	2.70" x 6.60" (H x W)

Features
Features	Connectors: Mini-SAS HD SFF8643 Four (x4) Port Configurations: 16 ea, x1 ports (individual drives) 4ea, x4 wide ports 2 ea, x8 wide ports Cable Support: Passive Copper PCI Power (Nominal): 18W High performance with 12 Gb/s data transfer rates with full size form factor 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0 provides fast signaling for high bandwidth applications

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First Listed on Newegg	January 29, 2026

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