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Serial ATA technology, 4th edition

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Figure 5: The SATA device connector is similar to the SAS device connector.
You can connect SATA 6 Gb/s devices using the same cables and connectors as SATA 1.5 Gb/s and SATA
3 Gb/s devices. To maintain signal integrity of a SATA 6 Gb/s device requires high-quality cabling and
connectors.
SATA topologies
You can use SATA and SAS drives in the same storage enclosure. SAS architectures can support internal and
external configurations. With this broad range of storage solutions, you can choose storage devices based on
reliability, performance, and cost.
Internal
Figure 6 is an example of a system incorporating internal SATA drives. Each drive has a point-to-point connection to
the controller. This can be a single drive, a JBOD, or a RAID configuration.