More HDD ports
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I need more SATA ports in my machine. I've been advised to buy a RAID controller and just using it in JBOD mode. Anyone have a preference or one they use now? My motherboard only has 4 SATA ports and looking to expand at least 4 more.
rocketraid makes some solid cards.
Do you happen to use multiple cards in one machine? I'm new to this much storage, it's not really high demand but have you noticed any slow down with add-in cards?
>>55493439
Be careful to look at the airflow spec for the cards you look at; since you aren't putting it in a server this can be an issue.
>>55493439
Ever heard of a sata port multiplier? Using one sata port you can obtain up to 20 ports at the cost of speed
>>55494541
It is a meme.
Not all motherboard sata controllers support port duplication.
>>55493439
Get a HBA with LSI or PMC/Adaptec chipset. Other ones like Marvell might not work without tweaking on Linux or BSD machines.
OP here, I just pulled the trigger on a Dell H310 (LSI chipset) off ebay for $45. I have the instructions on flashing it to IT mode.
Anyone know what size heatsink these come with or what I can replace it with?