On Wed, Aug 08, 2018 at 05:37:17PM -0400, Alex wrote:
Hi,
I've just purchased an Asus Z370-A motherboard to replace my older
desktop board. It includes 6 SATA6 ports but I need a few more.
Do you have any recommendations?
All the regular controllers I've found are PCIe v2.0 and most are x1.
Is that even fast enough for 6mbs?
This one looks reasonable. Any reason to think it wouldn't work with
Linux? It's also v2.0
https://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-8-port-Controller-SI-PEX40071/dp/B00ESFEI2E/
Many of the RAID controllers (like the MegaRAID) are super expensive
and more than I need.
https://www.amazon.com/LSI-Controller-LSI00301-9207-8i-Internal/dp/B008J4...
Anyone remember the Hardware-Compatibility-HOWTO? :-)
Thanks for any ideas.
Alex
I looked at the customer reviews, the ones that include the word "linux".
Many people said it works great with (unspecified) Linux. Some people
said it doesn't work or has problems. One person said he couldn't get
it going with Centos-7. So there's no way to tell for sure. I'd suggest
buying one and trying it out, especially if it is for a business where
80 bucks won't kill you.
Good luck!
Fred
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