For SAS, the two connector segments (power and data) were merged, which makes it possible to attach a SATA drive to a SAS controller using the continuous(SAS) connector known as a SFF-8482 connector, but you cannot hook up a SAS hard drive to a SATA controller.
Wikipedia reports
3.0 Gbit/s drives may be connected to SAS backplanes, but SAS drives may not be connected to SATA backplanes
I assume this is a reference to servers that support both drives. There are signaling voltage differences for sure so even though the Wikipedia has no detailed reference, it is not possible.
I purchased a SAS drive (by accident) for my SATA desktop PC. Are there any PCI type of cards that will allow me to use my SAS drive? – Caroline Beltran – 2020-02-10T00:36:26.843