SAS backplane supports SATA, not vice versa NL-SAS = SAS protocol at nearline (7.2K) speed — NOT SATA
Gen8 LFF tray ≠ Gen10 tray — different screw holes
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Lenovo extends its line of outstanding hard drive options with the 300GB 15K rpm Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Hard Drive for selected models of Lenovo ThinkStation systems. SAS drives require SAS capability on the system board or an attached SAS adapter card.<br><br><b>Features and Benefits:</b><br><br>- High speed 15000 rpm hard drive<br>- Up to 300 GB capacity<br>- 16 MB adaptive buffer<br>- 2 ms average latency<br>- 3.5 ms typical average read seek time<br>- SAS interface capability enabling up to 300 MB/s(3) instantaneous interface data transfers<br>- S.M.A.R.T. included<br>Slim, one-inch-high profile