all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I'm looking to build a new server and am using 4 hard 6 hard drives and 1 blueray DVD rom. Is this card decent enough to just use for 2 hard drives that are backups? The motherboard that I'm buying has 6 sata ports and it's to expensive to buy a board with 10 ports. Thanks. SYBA SI-PEX40108 4 Port SATA III PCI-e 2.0 x1 Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I've never used a syba. I've used SIIG and StarTech, both worked fine. If you're using it for the data store drives, it should be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I have tried syba cards and they are generally ..... pants Have a look for one of these as an alternative and they are buttons to buy https://www.amazon.co.uk/CSL-PCI-Express-Controller-interface-internal/dp/B00UVJI3IQ have four of them and as they use a 1x slot are usually easy to fit between other cards - and they give good performance in windows and linux - they are sata or esata not both at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 I just looked it up and it says currently inavailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 That's amazon uk. I'm in the usa. I'll check it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Star tech sata add on card sold only 12 and has only 3 3gg rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 What about this card? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AZ9T3OU/ ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489957460&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sata+add+on+card&dpPl=1&dpID=41Us33K1kPL&ref=plSrch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 yes its unavailable in uk but you are in the US - it was an example of one that will work! Your link is broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AZ9T3OU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489960206&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sata+add+on+card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Your device does not show up in amazon usa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiesel 1113 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) IBM ServeRAID M1015 crossflashed to a LSI9211-8I in IT mode. Cheap, easy to find, and good performance for mechanical HDDs. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=IBM+ServeRAID+M1015%09&_sacat=0 https://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/ Edited March 19, 2017 by Jdiesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 That's a little bit expensive. I'm trying to keep my total cost down. Also I am not sure if I can ctossflash that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediacowboy 438 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/261870300895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I have one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GS8VA4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and one of these https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-SATA-4-Port-Hybrid-SC-SA0R11-S1/dp/B00CMELSSK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1489966995&sr=8-3&keywords=siig+controller Both work pretty well, though I don't use either of them anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiesel 1113 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/261870300895Don't forget the cables are not included with the card, you will need something like this x2 for sata drives. http://m.ebay.com/itm/3FT-MINI-SAS-4i-SFF-8087-36P-To-4-SATA-7P-HDD-Hard-Drive-Splitter-cable-/251814712148?hash=item3aa1539354%3Ag%3AJ8YAAOSwT6pVshCi&_trkparms=pageci%253A7dba6ce6-0d00-11e7-9c1c-74dbd180c3f1%257Cparentrq%253Ae905961715a0a7854edf4abcfffc2894%257Ciid%253A3 Edited March 20, 2017 by Jdiesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiesel 1113 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I had both a StarTech and a SIIG 4 port sata card. I can't remember which one but one of them kept on dropping drives. A reboot usually fixed it but it was quite annoying. I upgraded to a server class card and all my issues went away. I'm not a fan of Silicone Image sata chips personally. Also keep in mind the PCI bus that card runs on 1x, 4x or 8x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I had both a StarTech and a SIIG 4 port sata card. I can't remember which one but one of them kept on dropping drives. A reboot usually fixed it but it was quite annoying. I upgraded to a server class card and all my issues went away. I'm not a fan of Silicone Image sata chips personally. Also keep in mind the PCI bus that card runs on 1x, 4x or 8x. Yeah, I have 3 LSI 9211-8i cards, now. But those worked ok for regular use. I never had any problems with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4dom 73 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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