ruffpl Posted November 21, 2015 #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.
sbv3000 Posted November 21, 2015 #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
b0fh Posted November 23, 2015 #4 Posted November 23, 2015 I am using Rocket 620 by highpoint (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816115072) successfully.
UNSC-117 Posted November 23, 2015 #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?
holybabel Posted November 24, 2015 #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/
elmuziko Posted November 26, 2015 #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?
sbv3000 Posted November 26, 2015 #8 Posted November 26, 2015 DSM handles the raid, it doesn't matter if the drives are on on-board or add-in controllers
elmuziko Posted November 27, 2015 #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
ruffpl Posted November 28, 2015 Author #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.
sbv3000 Posted November 28, 2015 #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
UNSC-117 Posted November 28, 2015 #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.
Johnvid Posted October 17, 2016 #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.
b0fh Posted October 18, 2016 #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.
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