February 18, 201511 yr I know this isn't related to UnRAID, but I recognize there are a number of highly technical people here so thought I would get input. I am looking for a good, low cost 4 port RAID card that will support RAID 5/10 and is supported on Windows Server 2012 R2. I will be booting off a SSD and will be creating the RAID array for VM storage. I have an existing 3WARE 9650SE-4LPML card, but the drivers don't seem to work correctly (array doesn't appear on boot and I need to reload the driver - it also throws up tons of event log errors). I am actually looking at building two servers so want a low cost card as I am buying two of them. I will be attaching 4 SATA disks and am fine with direct SATA or 8087 breakout cables as I have them handy. Does anyone have some suggestions?
February 19, 201511 yr It's not a 4 port, but 8 port. The IBM M1015/1115 (LSI SAS2008) running IR firmware is solid choice.
February 19, 201511 yr Author It's not a 4 port, but 8 port. The IBM M1015/1115 (LSI SAS2008) running IR firmware is solid choice. Thanks, but I am hoping to avoid spending $300 per card. I was hoping for $100-$150 range if possible. With trying to update two servers I am trying to keep the cost reasonable.
February 19, 201511 yr Which is why so many use them, they are cheap. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ibm+m1015 But you might want the one with battery http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=m5015
February 19, 201511 yr Author That is definitely cheaper than I was seeing it for, so thanks for clearing it up. I will look into that card.
February 19, 201511 yr I know this isn't related to UnRAID, but I recognize there are a number of highly technical people here so thought I would get input. I am looking for a good, low cost 4 port RAID card that will support RAID 5/10 and is supported on Windows Server 2012 R2. I will be booting off a SSD and will be creating the RAID array for VM storage. I have an existing 3WARE 9650SE-4LPML card, but the drivers don't seem to work correctly (array doesn't appear on boot and I need to reload the driver - it also throws up tons of event log errors). I am actually looking at building two servers so want a low cost card as I am buying two of them. I will be attaching 4 SATA disks and am fine with direct SATA or 8087 breakout cables as I have them handy. Does anyone have some suggestions? http://www.addonics.com/products/ad4sa6gpx2.php Addonics AD4SA6GPX2 ( 6G 4-port SATA PCIe 2X controller, Marvell 88SE9230 chipset), $55+$8 shipping at Addonics online store. RAID 5 is not mentioned, but RAID 10 is. I have this card in my unRAID server, works OK.
February 19, 201511 yr Have you looked at a used HP P410 off of eBay? They can be had for less than $100/each with a BBU.
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