SATA PCIe

[SCHISCHKA]

Im looking at adding an extra drive to my NAS but im out of SATA ports

I need a PCIe Sata 3 card, RAID not required

Any recommendations?

Im using the international shipping filter on amazon.co.uk but often when i go to add to card it says its not able to ship to NZ

[79wjd]

What OS are you using? 

 

I have a Syba SI-PEX4004 which works great and is/was cheap. 

[SCHISCHKA]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

What OS are you using? 

 

I have a Syba SI-PEX4004 which works great and is/was cheap. 

linux. id prefer something by intel if possible

[SCHISCHKA]

5 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

What OS are you using? 

 

I have a Syba SI-PEX4004 which works great and is/was cheap. 

this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Network-Interface-Cards/Syba-PCI-e-Controller-Profile-Brackets/B00AZ9T3OU/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1478668290&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+3+pcie

is it fast?

[79wjd]

2 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Network-Interface-Cards/Syba-PCI-e-Controller-Profile-Brackets/B00AZ9T3OU/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1478668290&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+3+pcie

is it fast?

Ah yeah, 40064, my bad. And, it handled two 4tb WD Reds just fine in my NAS.

[brwainer]

2 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

linux. id prefer something by intel if possible

You are looking for a Host Bus Adaptor (HBA). Intel doesn't make these. The best ones are made by LSI, you can find them rebranded under many brands like IBM, or just directly. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

On 11/8/2016 at 9:09 PM, SCHISCHKA said:

linux. id prefer something by intel if possible

Intel doesn't make HBA's, but they have branded cards from lsi.

 

I would probably get used lsi 9211 8i

[SCHISCHKA]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Intel doesn't make HBA's, but they have branded cards from lsi.

 

I would probably get used lsi 9211 8i

yea i had a look. very expensive. i think it would be cheaper to upgrade my motherboard, or buy a proper server. Stocks for computer parts are very low in NZ for some reason

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, SCHISCHKA said:

yea i had a look. very expensive. i think it would be cheaper to upgrade my motherboard, or buy a proper server. Stocks for computer parts are very low in NZ for some reason

What system do you have?

[Mikensan]

I actually used that Syba in my personal computer for a long time - worked well. I wouldn't go filling it with SSDs or anything, but it handled 2 SSDs and a couple mechanical drives fine for me.

[foobar42]

A favorite of the FreeNAS community is the IBM ServeRAID M1015 card, originally a RAID from LSI card, which you can easily reflash to LSI 9211-8i in IT mode (initiator target) HBA, which means you can connect up to 8 SATA drives via the dual SFF8087 connectors with breakout cables.

This gives you can incredibly cheap (70-80$), performant and reliable setup for a home setup.