> The key is the backplane, not the drives. You should be able to get u320 > speeds if you have enough u160 drives. Does five drives count? >> I was just hoping a slightly newer card might be available that'd give >> me a speed boost for cheap. :-) > > Again, like John posted, it depends on whether your backplane(s) can > feed the u320 card and whether its bus can take the bandwidth. AFAIK, the back plane is rated at U320 speeds. The unit is a Supermicro CSE-M35S (SCA) which is listed as a U320 rated unit. -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie