I can't keep up with all the threads you've got going right now - but as long as your drivers are cool, the image should be cool, and you should be cool.
Where cool means "good" on this side of the pond. ;-) Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SAS 5/iR and SAS disks Backups are fine. Can restore from them if we need to, nothing major, just Exchange and some files. Keen not to do the whole exchange-dance-of-restoration though if we don't have to. -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 February 2008 15:08 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SAS 5/iR and SAS disks How good are your backups and how good are you at restoring them? Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SAS 5/iR and SAS disks Ok, so, as long as I replace ALL the sata disks with SAS then I should be able to recreate the array, reinstall windows, and be down the pub by closing ? -----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 February 2008 18:40 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SAS 5/iR and SAS disks Correct, you can't mix SATA and SAS on the same backplane. It has something to do with the low-voltage differential signaling SAS uses. Ben Scott wrote: > I have a memory fragment telling me that if you have even one SATA > disks on the backplane, the whole card reverts to SATA mode, but I'm > not sure on that. -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~