Gullburr003 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Hi I am looking for a recommendation for a PCIe card that has 8 Sata ports that fits in a x4 slot. I need an additional 8 ports but my board only has x1 and x4 slots available. I would get a SAS card but I've only seen x8 SAS cards. I have tried https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2WRDXQJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details but it was causing my system to crash. Does anyone have any experience with a card that does work? 1 Quote Link to comment
Gullburr003 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 56 minutes ago, whipdancer said: You can start here. I've looked over that forum, but I didn't come across any cards that really fit what I was looking for. I was hoping to find someone that might have a card they could confirmed work for them. Quote Link to comment
whipdancer Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I've only ever dealt with 8x and 16x HBAs. You can use an adapter to fit an 8x (or 16x) in a 4x slot. You lose bandwidth but it will still work. Quote Link to comment
Gullburr003 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, whipdancer said: I've only ever dealt with 8x and 16x HBAs. You can use an adapter to fit an 8x (or 16x) in a 4x slot. You lose bandwidth but it will still work. I didn't know x8 SAS HBAs will still work with x4 connections. Ill have to look into getting one and testing it. Quote Link to comment
whipdancer Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I assumed you were referring to the physical slot (you only have a 4x physical slot). Assuming that is the case, then an adapter will work. If you have the physical slot size, but it run at 1x (or something below optimal) it will also work. Both cases, the result is that you lose bandwidth. Here's an example - http://www.cryptocables.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1x.jpg (just something I found, not saying buy this one or from this vendor). Quote Link to comment
Gullburr003 Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 On 3/5/2024 at 8:19 AM, whipdancer said: I assumed you were referring to the physical slot (you only have a 4x physical slot). Assuming that is the case, then an adapter will work. If you have the physical slot size, but it run at 1x (or something below optimal) it will also work. Both cases, the result is that you lose bandwidth. Here's an example - http://www.cryptocables.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1x.jpg (just something I found, not saying buy this one or from this vendor). So the HBA in IT Mode does work in pcie 4x slot with the adapter. Thanks' for the assistance. 1 Quote Link to comment
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