ESATA Enclosure Setup

[Taza]

Hey there people

 

like everyone else i am running out of sata ports on my MB.

 

i am looking at this pci-e card -

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/StarTech-PEXESAT32-2-Port-SATA-6-Gbps-PCI-Express-eSATA-Controller-Card/143329654338

 

and this enclosure - 

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/15116/hotway-4-bay-raid-usb3.0/esata-enclosure

 

would i use the the RAID 0 (spanning) (JBOD) mode?

 

thanks for all your help

 

Taza

 

 

 

 

[Taza]

or would i be better off using a no raid unit like this one

https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Hard-Drives-&-SSDs/Enclosures/38789-HF2-SU3S2?gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ij2BRBdEiwA0Frc9QMO1NqP3rxg_etkQ5OFz7UObHpvQV16DDgwuTX4KBsI8RU574tAIBoCAXYQAvD_BwE

 

hope im in the right direction

 

Taza

[JorgeB]

Link isn't working but assuming it's a multiple disk enclosure running from a single eSata port it's not recommended, both for performance and reliability, since it will use a Sata port multiplier, if you really need external look for a SAS enclosure. 

[Taza]

2 hours ago, johnnie.black said:

Link isn't working but assuming it's a multiple disk enclosure running from a single eSata port it's not recommended, both for performance and reliability, since it will use a Sata port multiplier, if you really need external look for a SAS enclosure. 

hey mate thanks for your reply

could you point me in the right direction to what i need  which link didnt work?

 

Cheers

Taza

[JorgeB]

Just now, Taza said:

which link didnt work?

Last one

[Taza]

[Michael_P]

You'd be better served with a proper HBA. I used a stack of those enclosures before moving to unraid, performance is terrible if more than one disk is being accessed