rather invest in a dedicated Internal Mini SAS Cable controller

 President of STA and Director of Industry Marketing at LSI, commented, “Larger SAS deployments may support upwards of a thousand drives, require multiple levels of cascaded SAS expanders and often utilize centralized SAS switching elements. This level of Internal Mini SAS Cable scaling demands more from SAS as a system-level interconnect. STA is advancing and standardizing SAS connectivity architecture to position SAS to meet the scalability needs of the targeted markets.has tested these assemblies in folded configurations, and each fold impacts the at that location by approximately only 1 ohm, well within the tightest impedance specifications (and note that the impedance at each fold is not cumulative, but is only a variation at that point).Similarly, S-parameter performance metrics are not degraded, and the cable assemblies still passInternal Mini SAS Cable criteria, even with multiple folds.  Should your design require any folding, be sure to restrain the cable with the appropriate cable clamps to  prevent repeated flexure at the folds.Highpoint includes the Internal Mini SAS Cable, and both a low profile and regular mounting bracket.  Manual, Drivers disc and other papers are also included.  I also bought the BBU separetely, and it comes with its own low profile mounting bracket, and cable to attach it to the RAID card.