Selecting Disk Drives And Cables; Disk Drives; Cables - Adaptec RAID 5805Z Installation And User Manual

Selecting Disk Drives and Cables

Disk Drives

Your SAS controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. When selecting disk drives for your
RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. You can use
different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to the capacity of the smallest
and slowest disk drive. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager
User's Guide or online Help. For more information about compatible disk drives, refer to the
Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility.

Cables

Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables:
Chapter 4: Getting Started
External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)—Connects
to an external SAS enclosure.
Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)—Connects
to four SAS or SATA disk drives.
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