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I can't get this thing to work in my server, but it does work in my desktop. Hopefully it works for you. I'll ship it to someone in the US. This was the listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/133702989762 Just pay it forward someday.

Yes, fastboot is disabled. I also tried manually setting the PCI Express generation/speeds in the bios to Gen2 x8.

My current configuration is an ASUS Sabertooth Z170 motherboard with 1 LSI 9211-8i installed in PCI Express Slot 1. This configuration is working great so far, no issues. I recently purchased another HBA (same exact one, although they do look slightly different...) and installed it into PCI Express Slot 2. Only this time, the server will not boot up at all. No keyboard lights, no video output, nothing. I checked the firmware versions of each card, they are all exactly the same and are the latest versions for these cards. I removed the offending HBA and put it into my desktop, and I am able to post and see the card in device manager. The attached screenshot is of the HBA on my desktop. This is the listing of the card I purchased https://www.ebay.com/itm/133702989762 Steps taken: Removed my working HBA and attempted to boot my server with only this new one, without any cables attached. Swapped the PCI slots around, with all possible configurations. Confirmed all 3 PCI express slots are working. I did this by moving the known good card to each one individually with success. Disabled Fastboot Manually set the PCI Express slots to Gen2 x8 Observations: I noticed the green LEDs on the "bad" card are not illuminated, no matter which slot it is in. They are illuminated though when I put the card into my desktop. Is there some sort of BIOS options causing this? What else can I try? Thank you!

Ok so turning the power on the PSU on and off appears to have worked... Strange though

I just updated to version 7, now my server does not boot. It just sits at a black screen doing nothing. Anybody have any suggestions on what I can try?