SATA drives

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SATA drives

Find out more about the Serial ATA standard and the advantages it has over parallel signaling in this section of our Drives chapter.

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  • SATA II: What you should know

    Tip -  Learn more about SATA II, its features and how to leverage its capabilities for your storage environment.

  • Think 'big picture' for SATA Exchange storage

    Tip -  Storage management expert Brett Cooper outlines things to consider before deploying SATA for Exchange data storage.

  • SATA port: Can you run multiple drives off of one?

    Ask the Expert -  Storage networking expert Greg Schulz discusses how to run multiple drives off a SATA port.

  • SATA and SCSI compatibility

    Ask the Expert -  Storage expert Chris Poelker discusses SATA/SCSI compatibility issues in this expert advice article.

  • Are SATA drives ready for the enterprise?

    Tip -  SATA drives are great low-cost alternatives to expensive Fibre Channel (FC) and drives, and new technologies are bringing SATA up to enterprise-class standards.

  • External SATA RAID array vs. system replacement

    Ask the Expert -  Storage expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question about the benefits of using an external SATA RAID array over replacing his entire system.

  • Not all SATA is alike

    01 Sep 2005

    Column -  Have you seen how SATA-based disk systems have taken over the computing world by a storm within the past two years? Actually, even less. I think the drivers are well understood. What is less understood, is that not all SATA systems are alike. In this...

  • SATA controllers

    Ask the Expert -  Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "Is a dual-channel SATA controller the same as a two-port SATA controller?"

  • Mixing Fibre Channel and SATA drives

    30 Mar 2005

    Article -  Randy Kerns, a senior partner at Evaluator Group, offers his recommendations for mixing Fibre Channel and SATA drives in a single midrange array.

  • SATA port multiplier vs. SATA multilane

    Ask the Expert -  What is the difference between a SATA port multiplier and SATA multilane?