[geeks] (1) PCIe-ish slot? (2) PCI SATA? (3) eSATA?

[Jonathan Cox]

Check out my write up for PCI SATA/SAS cards. I've had good luck with this one, even with a 14TB SAS hard drive. SATA is limited to 2TB due to the 32-bit firmware in SATA mode.

https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/14tb-sas-hdd-in-sun-blade-2500-procedure.1248850/

LSI SAS3080X-R (3.3V card)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/314335627553
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332197652468


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Subject: Re: [geeks] (1) PCIe-ish slot? (2) PCI SATA? (3) eSATA?

>> [...].  ([...].  So this leaves me wanting a PCI SATA card.  I did a
>> little searching but haven't found anything but PCIe SATA [...].)
> They are available, if somewhat hard to find these days.

I went digging thoruogh my boxes of spare cards and found a Promise
Technology "SATA 300 TX2plus", which, if it actually works, should do
nicely: it's dual-voltage PCI and has one PATA and two SATA ports.  (It
also has four LED connections and one mystery three-pin connector
labeled only "CN5", plus some unpopulated component footprints of
unclear intended use.)  I'm fairly sure it used to work, but it's been
sitting idle for quite a while.

> I don't know how you feel about buying from ebay,

I _never_ buy ebay, nor do anything else involving real money "online".
But I do know someone who _does_ accept the risks invovled who might be
willing to proxy for me.

> but a seller has them available for $14.99 CAD with free shipping
> (from Vancouver; ISTR you're in Ottawa).

Yes, I'm in Ottawa.

> https://www.ebay.ca/itm/391793217252

Thank you; I'll sele if my friend can do anything useful with that.

> Sadly the listing tells you very little about brand of the card or
> the controller on it.

The person I mentioned above is pretty good at finding hardware; I may
ask if he's willing to see if he can ferret something out.

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