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    SubjectRe: Question regarding SAS controllers.
    * Justin Piszcz (jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com) wrote:

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    > Eric,
    >
    > Thanks, I had checked this out earlier but the only non-raid SAS HBAs
    > (those HBAs that do not end in -R) that are JBOD seem to be external only
    > (e.g., do not contain any internal SAS ports?)
    >
    > Justin.

    For some of the SAS cards that LSI produce there are 2 sets of firmware
    on their site and you can load the non-RAID firmware; both versions
    will let you drive stuff as individual drives (e.g. tape drives or
    inidivudal discs) but the non-RAID firmware is a LOT faster for that.

    Dave
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