ruffpl Posted November 21, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 21, 2015 Hi. I am looking for some cheap sata controller that can support hdds over 2tb. I found some 12 or 16 sata port cards ( old models have limit of 2tb drive) but they are so expensive that it is better to buy new mainboard . Can someone guide me which model will be good for me/ maybe couple cards with less ports ( my mainboard have 3PCI, 2 PCI express x1 and 1 PCI express x16 slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbv3000 Posted November 21, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 21, 2015 I've used these; 4 port - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A ... ge_o05_s00 8 port - http://www.supermicro.co.uk/products/ac ... LP-MV8.cfm You can find the Supermicro on ebay (second hand) for about £40 both work > 3tb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNSC-117 Posted November 21, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 21, 2015 any that can support over 3tb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0fh Posted November 23, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 23, 2015 I am using Rocket 620 by highpoint (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816115072) successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNSC-117 Posted November 23, 2015 Share #5 Posted November 23, 2015 I am using Rocket 620 by highpoint (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816115072) successfully. Thank you for comfirmation. Let me rephrase my question. Any controller that can handle over 3tb HD that has x8 sata? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holybabel Posted November 24, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 24, 2015 The supermicro card @sbv3000 mentioned should work with drives >3TB. http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1721320 http://lime-technology.com/forum/index. ... ic=20228.0 http://www.avsforum.com/forum/26-home-t ... p-mv8.html ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/driver/SAS/Marvell/MV8/SAS1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmuziko Posted November 26, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 26, 2015 Do any of these allow you to spread a RAID 5 setup over the onboard slots as well? Making 6+ RAID 5 possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbv3000 Posted November 26, 2015 Share #8 Posted November 26, 2015 DSM handles the raid, it doesn't matter if the drives are on on-board or add-in controllers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmuziko Posted November 27, 2015 Share #9 Posted November 27, 2015 DSM handles the raid, it doesn't matter if the drives are on on-board or add-in controllers Oh really? Good to know! I always thought the BUS speed difference would make it fall over. BOOM! I got's me bigger RAID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffpl Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted November 28, 2015 I found this one wit 16 ports , sata cables and battery / (used one) at a very cheap price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816151005. Today I am going to test it and build new server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbv3000 Posted November 28, 2015 Share #11 Posted November 28, 2015 if you are going > 12 drives, the 3615 standard number, you will need to change the disk configuration in synoinfo.conf. there are plenty of threads on here about how to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNSC-117 Posted November 28, 2015 Share #12 Posted November 28, 2015 Let me know if it worked please. also if possible HD over 3TB I found this one wit 16 ports , sata cables and battery / (used one) at a very cheap price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816151005. Today I am going to test it and build new server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnvid Posted October 17, 2016 Share #13 Posted October 17, 2016 I am using Rocket 620 by highpoint (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816115072) successfully. Hi b0fh, How did you made the Highpoint Rocket 620 work? Which dsm version are you running? Would love to know how. Tnx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0fh Posted October 18, 2016 Share #14 Posted October 18, 2016 I have used it since my first build. I did not have to do anything special. Installed it, made sure it was set to non-raid BIOS, no issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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