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    Which SAS3 drives to avoid for connecting to a SAS2 controller and backplane?

    For an older server (sandy/ivy generation) that has a SAS2 backplane I've added a LSI2008-based card (flashed to IT-mode), but procuring drives from that era is getting harder. There are plenty of SAS3 drives available though, new and used. So the question is: which SAS3 drives are to be...
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    Dell R720 with H200 - what cables should I get?

    I have a Dell Poweredge R720 with a single drive cage of eight 2.5" drives. It came with one of their "H310 mini mono" controllers that can't be flashed to IT mode. So I bought a Dell Perc H200 and I'm going to take out that H310. The only problem is: the existing cable doesn't fit the SFF-8087...