Hi, I'm new to this stuff, and started using unRAID less than a month ago. I was wondering if anyone knows a reliable expansion card that I could get at least 4 ports out of. I only have two ports on my motherboard.
The card that I found was: https://www.amazon.com/SAS9211-8I-8PORT-Int-Sata-Pcie/dp/B002RL8I7M/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=9210-8i&qid=1592120818&s=electronics&sr=1-2
Would that work on unRAID, and are there any cheaper options?
Current Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium e5800
Memory: 6GB (6048mb) DDR3
PSU: 300w unbranded
PCIe 2.0 Slot 1: 1gb network ethernet card
PCIe 2.0 Slot 2: (Expansion Card eventually)
Storage:
Boot Drive: 16gb flash drive
HHD: 160gb
Future plan for storage:
HHD's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: WL 4TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s HHD
SSD1 (Cache Drive): SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND 500GB Internal SSD
If there is any ideas you have to help me find the right components, I would greatly appreciate it.
Note: This NAS is specifically used for archival data (Pictures and Videos) ranging anywhere from 1 megabyte to 5 gigabytes, and uploaded as frequent as daily.