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    HP SAS Expander Wiki

    I can confirm the Dell 6Gbps HBA works with this card. I think dual linking works too, but I've yet to test it... how would I test the dual linking aspect other than plugging it it to 2 ports and not seeing any errors?
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    Intel RES2SV240 24-port SAS2 Expander Wiki

    how does the ATX power board work? connects to the RES2 via cable? or does card plug into it? Since orbitmicro has my backplane on backorder... I might just pick this up and sell the hp sas expander... or keep the hp as a spare thingy for future build... And what does this ATX pwoer board do...
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    Intel RES2SV240 24-port SAS2 Expander Wiki

    can this be daisy chained w/another RES2SV240? And this mounts via the PCI bracket? What is the PCI-express slot used for? power? stability? looks? Can someone link to the Supermicro ATX power board? google comes up with a few different ones. This might be a good replacement for the HP SAS...
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    LSI RAID Controller - HBA Equivalency Mapping

    The Dell H200/Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA is based off the LSI SAS2008. My Dell 6Gbps has an IT firmware and near identical firmware to my LSI SAS3081E-R I wonder if the firmware can be updated with the LSI firmware. I'll post the firmware and any other info if people want...
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    Supermicro SC216 24x 2.5" 2U Chassis with Redundant PSUs

    Does this support the 12mm 2.5in drives? ie the 1TB Sata drives?