For questions 2-4 it's a yes. For question 5, SAS2 is the answer but only SATA II as well and not SATA III.
Just out of curiosity what are you planning to do regarding cooling as that is not a particularly quiet model.
Didn't read the whole thread thoroughly so sorry if someone else mentioned it, but have you considered virtualizing the firewall and using the hypervisor's power saving features? I have my Sophos virtualized with no issues.
Also have you tried to reapply the thermal compound/TIM?
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