(SOLVED) Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F & RAID/HBA Card Question

[DivideBy0]

I have the Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F motherboard. Based on how I am reading this it only supports up to 8 SATA devices shared between the PCIE lane and the onboard SATA ports. Am I reading this right?

1 PCI-E 3.0 up to x4 (in x4 slot) *Number of PCI-E lane is configurable via BIOS setup: 0, 2, or 4. Total combined PCI-E lanes and SATA ports is up to 8.

 

Question:  If I add the x4 lane PCIE SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 Raid card or any other x4 lane PCIE HBA/RAID Card , 1 will it work and  2. will I get 8 extra hard drives on top of the 8 supported by the motherboard?

 

Many many thanks 

 

https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/A2SDi-4C-HLN4F

Edited June 14, 2020 by johnwhicker

[JorgeB]

5 hours ago, johnwhicker said:

If I add the x4 lane PCIE SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 Raid card or any other x4 lane PCIE HBA/RAID Card , 1 will it work and  2. will I get 8 extra hard drives on top of the 8 supported by the motherboard?

Yes, but you should avoid the SASLP as it has various known issues with Unraid.

[DivideBy0]

18 hours ago, johnnie.black said:

Yes, but you should avoid the SASLP as it has various known issues with Unraid.

Thank you Sir.  Not too many X4 HBA cards    Is the SASLP totally unstable or just use it at your own risk kind of thing?

[JorgeB]

I would really avoid the SASLP, do you really need 8 extra ports? If 4 or 5 are enough there are other options, you could also use a 4 port LSI with an expander.