Anyone run a parallel RAID setup with 2 SSDs?

[stilly]

do normal desktop BIOSes even support SAS? I've only seen SAS connected to a RAID controller, not directly to a desktop MB.

as for not wanting to do cloud backup, thats fine, just work with either hardened onsite backup or set up an off-site backup storage setup via sneakernet to her house, bank safety deposit box or something.

but as for email, its pretty much open game already since it is sent in clear text over the internet before it even gets to her, so that confidentiality is broken already. I know Legal is different from Medical so the regs are different, but Office 365 is HIPAA compliant. and Office 365 is just the email provider, she would still use Office 2010/2013 as the desktop client software.

That is good to know and keep in mind. Yeah, she is really worried more about all of the documents they create and have to use and all. All of that she wants kept out of the cloud and about 95% of the files are just that along with photos and stuff.

So you are telling me that in order to make these SAS drives work then I need to get a 4 port RAID controller? Hmmm.

I might have picked one up actually. I have a mini-sas to SATA cable that has 4 sata plugs coming out. I am also waiting to hear back from the guy that sold these.

[dwl]

Some SuperMicro motherboards have SAS on board.

They are not fast by today's standards, but Dell Perc (raid) cards can be found cheaply - Perc 6 cards and their LSI brethren seem to work in most systems.

The fanout cable you refer to can be direction specific, so be aware of that.