March 24, 20179 yr So im out of on board sata ports (lenovo thinkserver only has 5, i need another 4 ports. Any recommendations on what pcie sata card to go for? Only going to be hdd's plugged in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
March 24, 20179 yr Does it have to be sata? There's a bunch of SAS cards (that you can easily convert to sata with a breakout cable). If SAS is ok, the recommendation is usually Dell PERC H310 (I think the H200 is also considered viable), or the M1015. You can find them very reasonably priced on Ebay. Be wary of Chinese fakes though. I'd try and source one from US/Canada/EU from a reputable seller. They are usually server pulls. Edited March 24, 20179 yr by DoeBoye
March 24, 20179 yr Author A standard pci sata card is not advisable then?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
March 24, 20179 yr 18 minutes ago, Randall8686 said: A standard pci sata card is not advisable then? Sure, but it's probably going to be more expensive than what @DoeBoye recommended for one that is compatible with VM's and gives good performance.
March 24, 20179 yr You're saying PCI, but you mention PCI-e. For the record, we're talking PCI-e, right? As far as not advisable, I wouldn't say that, and if you're only looking to add 1 or 2 ports, you can probably get away with something like an SIL3132. Monoprice has a cheap one that I believe is still recommended to use, but if you're looking to add more than 1 or 2, you're better off getting one that I mentioned in the last post. I just bought one last week (H310) for $53CDN shipped, so there are definitely deals out there. [EDIT] Hadn't considered VM compatibility, like @jonathanm mentioned, with regards to the SIL3132. Probably fine, but would be worth a look around the forum before buying to confirm, if that's the way you are thinking of going... But again, the cards I mentioned give you lots of headroom (and don't forget you may want to upgrade down the road and having a well-priced card with more ports than you need is never a bad thing... Edited March 24, 20179 yr by DoeBoye
April 1, 20179 yr Author Cheers guys going to try the sas with breakout cables route, as you said gives me more scope later as i plan on eventually going into a decent rack mount case with more drives as and when i need themSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
April 1, 20179 yr Good call! And don't be afraid of the server pulls from Ebay. You can get a decent card for a fraction of the cost of a new one. If you get the Dell card, check out Fireball3's tool to flash it to IT mode. Super easy to use and really well done.
April 1, 20179 yr Author Was thinking of going for a pulled dell card, im guessing if it does die i can just replace it without too much of an issueSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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