Gizmotoy Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I just grabbed one of these a few minutes ago. Lowest I've ever seen it by a few dollars. It's a Mother's Day promotion, so it's probably good for another week or so, assuming they don't sell out. http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AOC-SASMV8&title=Supermicro-AOC-SASLP-MV8-8-Port-SAS-SATA-Add-on-Card Use promo code LOVEMOM10 for $10 off. Use promo code SAVEMAY5 for $5 off. Do we need cables like these (forward breakout) to connect to a standard SATA ports? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116098&cm_re=SFF_8087-_-16-116-098-_-Product Is there a better source for them? $20 is a little steep when you need two and the card itself is only $90. Quote Link to comment
KeithAbbott Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Anyone know if the full height and/or low profile mounting brackets are included with this? The picture doesn't show any mounting brackets, but since it is the retail version, I would think brackets would be included. FWIW, Newegg's picture of the whitebox version includes both mounting brackets... Quote Link to comment
arcane Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Anyone know if the full height and/or low profile mounting brackets are included with this? It comes with low profile installed. But full length brackets are included. Quote Link to comment
bmoney Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Will this card support current/future 3+ TB drives? There is a thread on the AVS forums that says "no"; has anyone confirmed? Quote Link to comment
gorbachev Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Do we need cables like these (forward breakout) to connect to a standard SATA ports? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116098&cm_re=SFF_8087-_-16-116-098-_-Product Is there a better source for them? $20 is a little steep when you need two and the card itself is only $90. Amazon has them for $18.60 per cable. Quote Link to comment
Gizmotoy Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 That's probably what I'll end up ordering. It looks like you can get reverse breakout cables dirt cheap, but the forward breakout ones are a good bit more expensive. The cheapest I can even fine is about $12 shipped from Hong Kong on eBay. It's probably worth the few dollars to just get the name brand ones and not worry about it. Quote Link to comment
ccruzen Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Do we need cables like these (forward breakout) to connect to a standard SATA ports? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116098&cm_re=SFF_8087-_-16-116-098-_-Product Is there a better source for them? $20 is a little steep when you need two and the card itself is only $90. Amazon has them for $18.60 per cable. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I just ordered what looks to be the almost the exact same cable (.5M as apposed to .6M) from SuperBiiz here for $14.99 Also, you can use the same coupon code for 10% off but I couldn't since I just used it when ordering the controller card separately. This is the correct card for me to go from the controller card, to 4 bare drives correct? edit: for cable length. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 That is the forward breakout cable, which is what you need to hook up the SASLP cards either directly to hard drives or to drive cages. It is the right cable in most circumstances, but it is not the right cable if you are using a Norco case with backplanes. Nice that Superbiiz carries them now! They didn't always. Quote Link to comment
ccruzen Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 That is the forward breakout cable, which is what you need to hook up the SASLP cards either directly to hard drives or to drive cages. It is the right cable in most circumstances, but it is not the right cable if you are using a Norco case with backplanes. Nice that Superbiiz carries them now! They didn't always. Cool deal, got the right one. Thanks. And thanks to the OP for the heads up on the SASLP deal. Quote Link to comment
Gizmotoy Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thanks for the report they're back in stock at Superbiiz. I was going to order them last night with the card, but they only had one in stock with no delivery estimate for the second. Looks like they got additional stock this morning. I ordered a pair. Also, just to clarify Rajahal's comment, this *is* also the correct cable for *some* Norco cases with backplanes. The backplanes on my 4020 are SATA, which makes this the correct cable. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Ah, good point, I forgot about the 4020. The 4220 and 4224 Norco cases will not be able to use the forward breakout cable. Quote Link to comment
ProfQ Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I just grabbed one of these a few minutes ago. Lowest I've ever seen it by a few dollars. It's a Mother's Day promotion, so it's probably good for another week or so, assuming they don't sell out. http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AOC-SASMV8&title=Supermicro-AOC-SASLP-MV8-8-Port-SAS-SATA-Add-on-Card Use promo code LOVEMOM10 for $10 off. Do we need cables like these (forward breakout) to connect to a standard SATA ports? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116098&cm_re=SFF_8087-_-16-116-098-_-Product Is there a better source for them? $20 is a little steep when you need two and the card itself is only $90. Thanks! Just bought an extra one. Expand?? No idea yet. But they're twice this price here in Australia. Quote Link to comment
dabl Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Will this card support current/future 3+ TB drives? There is a thread on the AVS forums that says "no"; has anyone confirmed? Wow, huge question. No support for 3+ TB drives would definitely be a bummer and a reason to wait for the next model that will. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1324649 I wonder what the chances are for unraid support for a highpoint rocketraid 2680..... Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Later on in that thread the user indicates that 3 TB drives are supported with certain firmware: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=20266844#post20266844 Quote Link to comment
dabl Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Later on in that thread the user indicates that 3 TB drives are supported with certain firmware: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=20266844#post20266844 Thanks, yeah sorry was in too much of a hurry and just saw that. Hopefully somebody here will be able to test this with a 3 TB drive like the Hitachi. Quote Link to comment
theone Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Promo code seems to have expired - does anyone have another? Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Keep checking this site. Superbiiz usually has a 10 - 15% off promo every few weeks. Quote Link to comment
Gizmotoy Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 coupon looks dead. shoot. There's a $5 off coupon now to make it $95. Not as good, but it's something. Quote Link to comment
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