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This is the first segment of our Guide to Disk Storage. Here, we explore the various disk drives available. When the next chapter launches, we'll look at RAID. The final chapter takes a deeper look at disk arrays.

BROWSE SUBCATEGORIES:  Disk drives overview (1),  SAS drives (10),  SATA drives (14),  Fibre Channel drives (11),  Other disk drives (5) 
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Disk drives overview
Hard disks provide huge storage capacities that can reach to 300GB and higher (though enterprise disks offer somewhat less -- up to 150 GB per disk). Enterprise hard disks offer fast data transfers, and drives like the...
  SAS drives: 1 - 3 of 10

Will SAS and SATA replace SCSI technology?
Learn where to use SCSI, SAS and SATA drives.
New connections: SAS and iSCSI HBAs
Serial-attached SCSI and iSCSI host bus adapters (HBAs) represent the latest in server-to-storage connectivity technologies. Tailored to specifically address the needs of two emerging storage protocols, these new HBAs...
Are SAS disks a good investment?
In the near term, SAS won't make much of a dent in the high-end Fibre Channel drive market, but SAS may displace Fibre Channel deployments in the mid- and entry-market price bands.
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  SATA drives: 1 - 3 of 14

SATA controllers
Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "Is a dual-channel SATA controller the same as a two-port SATA controller?"
SATA on a Dell Dimension 4400
Storage expert Greg Schulz discusses using SATA on a Dell Dimension 4400.
External SATA RAID array vs. system replacement
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.
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  Fibre Channel drives: 1 - 3 of 11

How does IP storage differ from iSCSI, NAS and Fibre Channel?
Generically, IP storage involves any storage functionality that is leveraging TCP/IP as a network transport...
Please clarify SAS vs. SATA vs. Fibre Channel and FATA disk drives and when to use which one? Also when will there be an iSCSI disk drive?
Well, with the right marketing and packaging, we could say there's already an iSCSI disk drive today...
4 Gbit Fibre Channel switch product specifications
Switches are used to segregate network traffic, and they are particularly crucial in a storage area network (SAN) to interconnect servers and storage devices into the overall SAN fabric. As SANs scale up over time, data...
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  Other disk drives: 1 - 3 of 5

What are the most important new disk drive technologies?
SearchStorage.com | 08 May 2007
GENERIC - The first 1 terabyte hard disk drives have appeared. What will be the impact of hard disk drive technologies such as perpendicular recording, 2.5-inch high-performance drives, secure erase, encryption and hybrid...
FC vs. iSCSI: Five tips in five minutes
SearchStorage.com | 24 Apr 2006
TIP - Recently, there has been a buzz among storage pros about how FC and iSCSI stack up. Check out this expert advice, so you can decide what is right for your organization.
How are demands for drive power changing?
SearchStorage.com | 08 May 2007
GENERIC - Each new generation of drives offers better capacity and performance but is generally using less power -- at spin-up as well as during normal operation.
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