E350 · No electrical assignment published

SAS SFF-8482 drive connector engineering reference

Exact source example 787170002: contacts: 29 loaded:14signal plus15power. construction: Right-angle female SMT connector; PCB locator and retention. recommended pcb mm: 2.36. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing. No physical compatibility, pin map or hardware validation is established.

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Source checked · no independent review claimed · Fabrication approved: no

SAS SFF-8482 drive connector — original, not-to-scale identification schematic; drawing review pending — **View** Generic family symbolDepiction Role not specifiedSymbol only — not interface geometryNot to scale · independent drawing review pending
Identification schematic only · not to scale · drawing review pending. No engineering drawing is published for this profile.

Contact count

Not asserted

socket / 787170002

Mating boundary

Shape is not the verdict.

Use the exact source drawing and mating-component specification. Shape, construction and rating do not establish an approved equipment connection.

Orientation

How to read this profile

Manufacturer labelled specifications; no reconstructed numbered face map.

Source-scoped identification facts

Each value retains its exact example, role and measurement axis. Facts from different parts must not be combined into an invented component.

Documented examples; not a mating drawing or compatibility approval
Nominal contacts	29S201Cited product example has 29 loaded circuits; V36 does not publish signal assignments.
Positions / cavity span	29 (Claim C196A)S201Recorded source-scoped values; named examples do not describe every family variant or establish compatibility. V36 catalogue-expansion identification fact only; not independent technical approval, fabrication data, wiring instruction or end-to-end compatibility proof.
Contact rows	2 (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.
Contact pitch	0.8 mm one listed mating-interface pitch; combined signal/power part (787170002); 1.27 mm other listed mating-interface pitch; combined signal/power part (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.
Connector role	socket (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.
Keying / polarization	Keyed and polarized to mating part and PCB; no mating lock (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.
Manufacturer	Molex (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.
Series	78717 (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.
Exact part / implementation	787170002 (787170002)S201Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 787170002. Documented role: socket. Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.

Not recorded: Populated contacts, Dimensions / axis, Contact gender / arrangement, Mounting, Coupling / latch, Shell / form, Recorded markings, View convention. Unknown fields stay unknown; illustrations supply no measurements or pin assignments.

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Unknowns stay unknown.

No numbered contact assignment, fabrication clearance or specimen measurement is established by this construction profile.
Molex marks part as not formally published and limited information. Both pitches are listed without per-contact axis mapping; do not assign one to signal or power without drawing.

Your next step

Use the detail without guessing past its limits.

Read the connector field note Recognition clues and practical checks.Work through a connection Keep exact equipment and cable requirements separate.

Source trail

Claims and sources

C196Fsource checked

Molex · 78717-0002 SAS/SATA receptacle product page ↗
Product detail and mating-interface fields · Identification/reference scope only. V36 does not convert this source into a universal pinout, fabrication drawing, electrical approval or end-to-end compatibility verdict.

1 source record support this profile. No independent engineering review or hardware validation is claimed.

Evidence behind this page

Scope first. Source second. Approval separate.

1 linked sources · 1 scoped claims · 0 sources with inspection/access flags.

Page scope: No new drawing: source-scoped textual construction facts and separately labelled normalized identification evidence only.

Assessment 2026-10-22 · earliest scheduled source review 2027-01-03. This is a recorded-date assessment, not a live source check. Page-level independent review is not established by this panel.

Inspect 1 source scopes, access limits and dates

S201 · 78717-0002 SAS/SATA receptacle product page

Molex · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-05 · due 2027-01-03

Within inspection window

Scoped support: Documents a 29-circuit SAS/SATA receptacle example with fourteen signal and fifteen power circuits and SFF-8482/SFF-8680 mating references.

Not established / limitations: Identification/reference scope only. V36 does not convert this source into a universal pinout, fabrication drawing, electrical approval or end-to-end compatibility verdict.

Locator: Product detail and mating-interface fields

Trace 1 claims to their source records

C196F · P196

Claim scope: Exact named component/family technical construction reference from the full current primary document; geometry, ratings and implementation limits do not transfer to other variants.

Source links: S201 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)

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Recorded evidence only. An inspection date, publisher label, source link or generated packet is not independent technical review, hardware testing, fabrication approval or a compatibility verdict.