HBA Recommendations

[isrdude]

Greetings all.

 

I have a LSI 9305-24i w/8087 backplane connectors....I'm beginning to think it's garbage since I keep getting disk errors. I've checked connections repeatedly and also set up a dual 92mm GPU cooling fan to keep it cool. Still issues.

 

Are there any better HBA's with 8087 connections out there for 24 bay boxes?

 

thanks

[JorgeB]

That's usually a good option, you can see some more here:

 

[isrdude]

Thanks Jorge.....I've been trying to find a used one out of a server pull, but not a lot of luck finding a US vendor.  Cables are a crapshoot too.

[ChatNoir]

If I were in the US I would check https://www.ebay.com/str/theartofserver

[Wody]

The new cable standard is SFF-8654, and I haven't found any cables to SFF-8087 that aren't for PCIe, but cables from SFF-8643 such as used on the lsi 9300 and 9400 series to SFF-8087 work just fine, both ways too. I've used a 9400 like that for months (but also verified with my 9300). I'm currently using a 9500 with 8654-8643 cables, attached to a PCB-adapter from 8643-8087 and a small 8087-8087 cable (since the limit is 1 meter for sata) in that computer.