# Computer hardware question

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [October 31, 2006, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-hardware-question/185953 "2006-10-31T12:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-hardware-question/185953/3 "2006-10-31T12:47:30Z")

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> [@Coffee at home??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coffee-at-home/25476/7):
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> jeff, why do you need sas for your home PC? is the 3gb backend the holy grail for building LT1’s?
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> LOL
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> I am guessing it’s a low level card the does not allow true dual channel sas/sata drives… it probably shares internal memory or bus that limits it. but most dells (although i dont work wtih them) have onboard sata controllers to boot to and the optional sas card for extended storage. check to see if you have an onboard as well. i would not attempt to mix and match drives if you aren’t using two different hardware controllers.

Does it make sense that you could do it if you had a SATA boot drive and 4 SAS drives?

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