September 21, 20187 yr I'm struggling to get my head around all the HBA card posts on the forum as it's all new to me. I only have my unRAID PC, so I have no way of flashing a card on another system. Can I get a recommendation for a card that will work out of the box please without flashing on another PC. I know there are cards that come pre-flashed, but I don't want to risk one in case I need to fix something in the future and can't. I like the idea of getting a SAS HBA card for future compatibility and fewer cables, but I don't need one now so I'm happy to get a plain simple SATA card which would also save money. I need a minimum of 4 ports. e.g this one is cheap and chirpy Syba SI-PEX40057 and is a x2 interface which is more than enough speed for the drives I'll be adding https://www.amazon.co.uk/Syba-SI-PEX40057-Marvell-HyperDuo-Brackets/dp/B00AZ9T264/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1537542583&sr=1-6&keywords=sata+++4+port I've got a spare PCi 3.0 x16 slot running at x8 so I've got lots of options. Thanks in advance for any help.
September 21, 20187 yr Avoid Marvell controllers with Unradi, unfortunately not many good (non Marvell) 4 port controllers out there, if 8 ports OK get an LSI 9207-8i, it's plug'n play.
September 21, 20187 yr Author Thanks - I was going to ask if LSI 9207-8i would work as even new the price is reasonable at £119 https://www.amazon.co.uk/LSI-SAS-9207-8i-8-Port-6Gbps/dp/B00AENN2LW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1537543344&sr=8-2&keywords=LSI+9207-8i will see what I can find on ebay Edited September 21, 20187 yr by DZMM
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