The card itself does not have any "SATA" ports. It uses a multi-lane mini-SAS connector - SFF-8087. You will need one or more SFF-8087 to SATA breakout cables (4 ports each) to attach disks, which is the 2nd link.
-----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] PCIe controller I ordered the controller but I just realized that the other link is a breakout cable? and not a SATA to Esata.. is this required or just to increase from 4 to 8 ports? At 06:31 AM 11/15/2019, you wrote: >LSI (then Avago, and now Broadcom) makes good stuff, but it's generally >server grade. > >If you're just connecting SATA disks, I would actually suggest an >LSI/Avago/Broadcom SAS card. Something like the 9211-8i in >Initiator/Target >(IT) mode would let you directly attach 8 more disks, either SATA or >SAS. No eSATA though, so if that's a requirement, you'd need to use >your onboard ports for that. You would need SFF-8087 to SATA forward >breakout cables as well, but those are cheap. > >https://amzn.com/B002RL8I7M >https://amzn.com/B012BPLYJC > >Do beware that, depending on your system, it could add time to your >POST, and add-in I/O controllers across the board are notorious for >having power-saving issues--specifically, waking from sleep/hibernate. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Winterlight >Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:53 PM >To: Hardware Group <[email protected]> >Subject: [H] PCIe controller > >I am looking to buy a quality PCIe sata controller. I am not going to >setup RAID so just 6 Gbps is fine. What I am looking for is solid >reliability and Windows 10 compatibility. at lest 4 ports. I have tried >the cheap ones like SYBA and others and they never work that well or >very reliably. The one I have now hangs at post if anything is plugged >into the Esata port. Istarted looking for a PROMISE but can't find >anything that isn't designed for a server. I see a brand called LSI >but I am not familiar with it ? Any sugestions?
