I just ordered a Supermicro 825TQ 2U case off Ebay for a decent price. Was originally going to go for a 815TQ 1U case but decided against it since this case gives me flexibility and got a better price.
It comes with support for 8 Sata/SAS Drives by using the BPN-SAS-825TQ Backplane. This backplane is based off SAS1. I have read other people using this case fine but needed further clarification.
I understand that I won't ever saturate SATA III speeds with a regular 7200 RPM Drive but can saturate the speeds with a SSD Drive.
Since this backplane is based on Sata 1, Do I have to worry about saturating the backplane by using all 8x 7200 RPM Drives or with SSD Drives
If so what options do I have for swapping this backplane out for a more up to date one ?
( Looked on Website and no upgrade options for the specific case I bought )
The vendors link for specs doesnt say much
http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/BPN-SAS-825TQ.pdf
It comes with support for 8 Sata/SAS Drives by using the BPN-SAS-825TQ Backplane. This backplane is based off SAS1. I have read other people using this case fine but needed further clarification.
I understand that I won't ever saturate SATA III speeds with a regular 7200 RPM Drive but can saturate the speeds with a SSD Drive.
Since this backplane is based on Sata 1, Do I have to worry about saturating the backplane by using all 8x 7200 RPM Drives or with SSD Drives
If so what options do I have for swapping this backplane out for a more up to date one ?
( Looked on Website and no upgrade options for the specific case I bought )
The vendors link for specs doesnt say much
http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/BPN-SAS-825TQ.pdf