March 10, 20251 yr Hi everyone, I need to buy a new expansion card for my server and I need at least 6 sata ports, 8 would be better. I ended up selecting those two for the price and shipping times: - SAS CARD: https://www.amazon.it/Internal-Controller-Broadcoms-Compatible-9300-8I/dp/B07VV91L61?__mk_it_IT=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=3LQ1OAPL4VDU7&s=pc&sprefix=lsi%2B9300%2Ccomputers%2C113&sr=1-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.9d4f9b77-768c-4a4e-94ad-33674c20ab35&th=1 I would also need to buy the cables, so it would be 130€ total. This are the cables: https://www.amazon.it/10Gtek-interno-SFF-8087-maschio-femminile/dp/B01L8ATGAA?__mk_it_IT=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2F9MV6JOPLNWE&sprefix=cavo%2Bmini%2Bsas%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-5&th=1 I selected the ones without locking latches since they are usually more damage than usefull - SATA CARD: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B08L7W8QFT?th=1 Considering that the cables are included it would be 50€. I won't plan to connect SSDs to the expansion card, I wanted to connect them to the motherboard directly. Which one would you suggest to buy? Are SAS card really that better than normal sata? Edited March 10, 20251 yr by Ansem
March 10, 20251 yr 13 minutes ago, Ansem said: SATA CARD: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B08L7W8QFT?th=1 This one is not a good option since it includes a SATA port multiplier, the one above should be OK, assuming it really uses the LSI/Broadcom chip. A 6 port controller based on the Asmedia ASM1166 is also a good option, but 6 ports only.
March 10, 20251 yr Author Yeah, I found out a few minutes later that the 10 sata ports has a sata multiplier. Sadly I had to pull the trigger on the 6 port ASM1166 because of the shipping timing. Also I read that LSI 9300 prevent the PC to go into sleep/hibernation. Is it true?
March 10, 20251 yr 35 minutes ago, Ansem said: I read that LSI 9300 prevent the PC to go into sleep/hibernation. Is it true? Don't know, can't comment on that.
March 10, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Ansem said: Also I read that LSI 9300 prevent the PC to go into sleep/hibernation. Is it true? Where did you read that? Source reference?
March 10, 20251 yr Author I found it in this reddit thread: Quote do you know that no one LSI cards that you use support lower c-states? It keeps your system in higher power consumptions because LSI didn't care to fix that bug
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