Am 07.11.2008 um 23:35 schrieb nate: > Gordon McLellan wrote: > >> I guess I'm saying, if you interpret the name "Serial Attached Scsi" >> literally, then the Seagate ES.2 is not an SAS drive - it is not a >> scsi drive with a serial interface. However, if you interpret SAS as >> an interface standard, then the interface board determines what the >> drive is, more so than its mechanical construction. > > SAS and SATA use the same physical interface, the drive mentioned > is most definitely SATA. Largest SAS drive I have heard of > myself is 400GB, same as the max size for FC drives. There are also SATA drives with FC-interfaces.... "FATA" Used in SANs, mainly. Take a look at Promise's VtrakJ610-series for cheap 16-bay JBOD array with SAS-connection to the server. Apple re-badges them... Rainer