Serial ATA HDD's

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From: Pete Smith (peter.smith_at_manNOSPAMnesty.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:59:30 -0000

Hi,

Could I have your learned opinions on using Serial ATA Drives in SBS2003
Servers. I would typically use SCSI drives but the price/performance of
Serial ATA is very attractive. For an entry level server for up to 10 users
I am considering 2 X 80Gb or 160Gb HDD's on Hardware RAID 1 controller on
Intel SE7505VB2 Motherboard. Backup device will be Sony SDX-500 AIT2 ATAPI
drive.

Are their any known issues with my proposed configuration, in particular,
any involving switching/replacing drives if one fails ?

Your collective comments woill be very much appreciated.

Regards, Pete Smith.

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