Areca FAQ System - Q80082009 - Does the ARC-5026 support SAS drives of 10TB?

Q80082009 - Does the ARC-5026 support SAS drives of 10TB?

ARC-5026 supports SAS drive on slot 1 and slot 2 (slots 1-4 from top to bottom). Since ARC-5026 slot 3 and slot 4 come from a SATA port multiplier chip, it cannot support SAS disk on both ports.

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Last update:: 2022-01-06 07:23
Author:: Simone
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