On 4/28/17 2:57 PM, Nikola M wrote: --- cut -- thanks, I am aware of the conventional wisdom. I am asking about a specific use case. BTW, since LSI is the only game in town, just about everything is SATA on LSI SAS, contrary to your sata-sata ascertain. Does anyone have any R730XD on LSI 9300-8i experiences to share? j.