http://nextron.no/main.php3?PI=info&PNO=29225

 

I'm thinking about buying that card as my 8 SATA ports are in use, and I want to expand my array,

so my real question is, does unRAID support it?

 

What really put me off was this

he SAS2LP-MV8 Installation CD contains drivers for Microsoft Windows and RedHat/SuSE/Fedora Linux operating systems.

 

Will I be able to install the drivers with telnet or something similar or will unraid support it at all?

If you search for the model name "SAS2LP-MV8" you'll find a wealth of information on this card.  But to cut a long story short I would opt for an LSI based card.  You can see what I use in my signature.  This subforum is dedicated to controller cards.

 

 

The M1015 FW15 right?

 

http://www.amazon.com/IBM-Serveraid-M1015-Controller-46M0831/dp/B0034DMSO6#Ask

 

Is this it?

How many SATA drives can I connect? (can't find the info on it(New to amazon))

 

Does it support 8TB drives?

 

 

I will remember to post there next time, I did look for the subforum

That's the one, it can connect 8 drives but you need two forward breakout cables to do so (as you do with the supermicro one)

 

I actually use dell Perc H310 cards and crossflash them to the LSI firmware.  There's a post somewhere detailing how to do so.  But it does tend to make it a lot cheaper if you look on ebay for them.

 

 

I don't mind paying abit extra for the more expensive card, are you sure its compatible with unRAID?

 

Thanks for the ebay tip, found it 20$ cheaper.

69 pages of users suggests it works, as does my spec in my signature.

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=12767.0

Whatever you buy either the Dell or the LSI one you'll need to reflash it to use the IT firmware so spending extra money won't save you much trouble.

Then I will go for the cheaper one,

only find used on ebay.

 

https://www.amazon.com/342-4047-Dell-Adapter-HV52W-Controller/dp/B0153J1L3W/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1464799668&sr=1-4&keywords=dell+perc+h310

 

Would this be the correct card\correct model no, should be able to flash that one? Its not too new a firmware on it?

Those are regular SAS and not mini SAS? (So I don't order faulty breakout cables.

 

 

Again, thanks - just trying to be absolutely sure I dont order the wrong card.

Yep that card is the one I'm using and these are the forward breakout cables I am using.

 

To flash it there are guides on here but this one is an updated version of the one I used.

 

The only other thing to be aware of is there are occasionally problems with the Dell card not booting on certain motherboards, I have no problems whatsoever, but the fix is easy.

Also, these get hot, make sure there's some airflow on the controller.

I'm planning to get a new case for additional hard drives, so I will make sure.

 

I ordered the cables and card now.

 

Thanks alot for the replies

I have now received the card and cables, but I am waiting for some parts for my current desktop to get it up and running again. So I currently have no computer to test it on.

 

Just a quick question, (in case I need the cables), there are two pin sets on the card, should I have a cable to connect these to the motherboard?

 

They are marked

SAS ACT LED

J_SAS_ACT1

 

and

J_UART1

 

do I need a cable to connect to these to the motherboard(and if so what kind?), or should it work just by placing it in a PCI-Express2.0 port?

 

Just want to make sure I have everything ready till I get my desktop running

 

With mine I just stuck it in the PCI-E slot and it worked.  I vaguely remember having some cable which I had no clue what it was for.  Just need the breakout cables. 

Can't wait

 

 

Thanks

How are you using your Lian Li PC-343?

It got 18 5,25" bays but non for 3,5", do you use something so that the 3,5" fits in the 5,25" bays?

 

I am thinking of buying Lian Li Lian Li PC-D8000 which has 20 3,5" and 20 2,5", but I never get to use the 2,5" ones.

 

The 343 seems abit cheaper, and I would only go down two harddrive spaces.

How are you using your Lian Li PC-343?

It got 18 5,25" bays but non for 3,5", do you use something so that the 3,5" fits in the 5,25" bays?

 

I am thinking of buying Lian Li Lian Li PC-D8000 which has 20 3,5" and 20 2,5", but I never get to use the 2,5" ones.

 

The 343 seems abit cheaper, and I would only go down two harddrive spaces.

 

I use 5 in 3 hotswap bays.  Currently got three so plenty of room for expansion left.