June 21, 20206 yr Hi, I'm new to this stuff, and started using unRAID less than a month ago. I was wondering if anyone knows a reliable expansion card that I could get at least 4 ports out of. I only have two ports on my motherboard. The card that I found was: https://www.amazon.com/SAS9211-8I-8PORT-Int-Sata-Pcie/dp/B002RL8I7M/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=9210-8i&qid=1592120818&s=electronics&sr=1-2 Would that work on unRAID, and are there any cheaper options? Current Specs: CPU: Intel Pentium e5800 Memory: 6GB (6048mb) DDR3 PSU: 300w unbranded PCIe 2.0 Slot 1: 1gb network ethernet card PCIe 2.0 Slot 2: (Expansion Card eventually) Storage: Boot Drive: 16gb flash drive HHD: 160gb Future plan for storage: HHD's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: WL 4TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s HHD SSD1 (Cache Drive): SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND 500GB Internal SSD If there is any ideas you have to help me find the right components, I would greatly appreciate it. Note: This NAS is specifically used for archival data (Pictures and Videos) ranging anywhere from 1 megabyte to 5 gigabytes, and uploaded as frequent as daily.
June 21, 20206 yr Author 12 minutes ago, johnnie.black said: The LSI is a good option, just make sure it's flashed to IT mode. How exactly would you do that? Sorry, Im new to this stuff. Thanks!
June 21, 20206 yr Check out Art of server on ebay That guy supplies genuine cards, pre flashed to IT mode. It’s also worth checking out his YouTube channel as he’s got tons of info there.
July 3, 20206 yr On 6/21/2020 at 3:44 PM, meep said: Check out Art of server on ebay That guy supplies genuine cards, pre flashed to IT mode. It’s also worth checking out his YouTube channel as he’s got tons of info there. Thanks Now I finally got me ordered one too
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