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Rex Winn

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July 17th, 2007 14:00

SATA and SAS...

Right now I have a PowerEdge 2900 that's running 4, 72 gig SAS drives. Is it okay for me to add 4 more SATA drives? Does it have SATA connectors? If it does can I mix the drives like that?
 
Here is the system report on my server: (less than one year old)
 
--------[ EVEREST Ultimate Edition ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Version                 EVEREST v4.00.976
    Benchmark Module        2.1.184.0
    Homepage                http://www.lavalys.com/
    Report Type             Quick Report
    Operating System        Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition 5.2.3790 (Win2003 Retail)
    Date                    2007-07-17
    Time                    09:55

--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Computer:
      Computer Type         ACPI Multiprocessor PC
      Operating System      Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
      OS Service Pack       Service Pack 1
      Internet Explorer     7.0.5730.11 (IE 7.0)
      DirectX               4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
      Date / Time                                       2007-07-17 / 09:54
    Motherboard:
      CPU Type              2x QuadCore Intel Xeon X5355, 2666 MHz (8 x 333)
      Motherboard Name      Dell PowerEdge 2900
      Motherboard Chipset   Intel Greencreek 5000X
      System Memory         8192 MB  (Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM)
      BIOS Type             Phoenix (10/18/06)
      Communication Port    Communications Port (COM1)
      Communication Port    Communications Port (COM2)
   
    Storage:
      IDE Controller        Intel(R) 631xESB/6321ESB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 269E
      Storage Controller    DELL PERC 5/i Integrated RAID Controller
      Disk Drive            DELL PERC 5/i SCSI Disk Device  (135 GB)
 
    Partitions:
      C: (NTFS)             138709 MB (21221 MB free)
 
    Network:
      Network Adapter       Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client)  (10.200.9.210)
      Network Adapter       VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1  (192.168.56.1)
      Network Adapter       VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8  (192.168.73.1)
    Peripherals:
      USB Device            American Power Conversion USB UPS
      USB Device            Creative USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
      Battery               APC Battery BackUP
    DMI:
      DMI BIOS Vendor                Dell Inc.
      DMI BIOS Version               1.2.0
      DMI System Manufacturer        Dell Inc.
      DMI System Product             PowerEdge 2900
      DMI System Version                       
      DMI Motherboard Manufacturer   Dell Inc.
      DMI Motherboard Product        0TM757
      DMI Motherboard Version        A00
      DMI Motherboard Serial Number  ..CN137406B400BW.
      DMI Chassis Manufacturer       Dell Inc.
      DMI Chassis Version                     
      DMI Chassis Asset Tag                           
      DMI Chassis Type               Main Server Chassis
 
Thanks,
 
Rex Winn


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