Hello,In the title the product is LSI Logic Megaraid Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID Controller LSI00330 - which means the product is not the kit, in the product's description it is kit version, does it include the SFF cables?thanks,Elad Bar Hello,In the title the product is LSI Logic Megaraid Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID Controller LSI00330 - which means the product is not the kit, in the product's... » Read More Hello,In the title the product is LSI Logic Megaraid Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID Controller LSI00330 - which means the product is not the kit, in the product's description it is kit version, does it include the SFF cables?thanks,Elad Bar « Show Less
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I've had issues with how either LSI or maybe Amazon fulfills this item. It is extremely confusing, because I have ordered the LSI00330 and received the card, CDs, printed material, half-height bracket, etc. (but never the cables because the LSI00330 doesn't include cables) all in the original LSI packaging. The problem is, 90% of the time I order this RAID controller, I only receive the card itself in an anti-static bag, with the full-height bracket, no box, documentation, half-height bracket, etc. Amazon always takes care of the return, but it is difficult at best to be lucky enough to receive what should be shipped when you order an LSI00330 part number. I've had issues with how either LSI or maybe Amazon fulfills this item. It is extremely confusing, because I have ordered the LSI00330 and received the card, CDs, printed material, half-height bracket, etc. (but never the cables because the LSI00330 doesn't include cables) all in the original LSI packaging. The problem is, 90% of the time I order this RAID controller, I only receive the card itself in an anti-static bag, with the full-height bracket, no box, documentation, half-height bracket, etc. Amazon always takes care of the return, but it is difficult at best to be lucky enough to... » Read More I've had issues with how either LSI or maybe Amazon fulfills this item. It is extremely confusing, because I have ordered the LSI00330 and received the card, CDs, printed material, half-height bracket, etc. (but never the cables because the LSI00330 doesn't include cables) all in the original LSI packaging. The problem is, 90% of the time I order this RAID controller, I only receive the card itself in an anti-static bag, with the full-height bracket, no box, documentation, half-height bracket, etc. Amazon always takes care of the return, but it is difficult at best to be lucky enough to receive what should be shipped when you order an LSI00330 part number. « Show Less
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it does NOT come with cables, I use the SAS to SATA cables, there are 2 mini SAS connecters on the card, I use 2 cables, HighPoint Internal Mini-SAS to 4SATA(SFF8087 to SATA), 1M (3 feet) Int-MS-1M4S
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Mine did not so I complained to Amazon about the misleading description and they sent me the cables. I had to tell them which cables I wanted.
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It probably mean it is in O&M; package. It is like 'normal' HDD, just little bit slower to increase reliability so if you care more on reliability than speed it is good choice. I use two of these it in my NAS, and so far they work like a charm...
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Hi, HDD is not included. It has 4 bays available for SATA ( SATA-300 ) - PCI Express 2.0 ( HP Dynamic Smart Array B120i ) Drives LFF.Installed RAM is 8GB but expandable to Maximum RAM of 32GB.Thanks, PCrush
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The one I bought has hardware raid. I have 4 * 1tb drives installed configured as RAID 5.
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Sorry, there must be some mistake. I did not order the 54mm. I ordered the StarTech.com 2 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA Power PCIUSB3S22, Red.
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There are 4 main drive bays and 2 internal bays for ZIL and L2ARC upgrades. You need your own power and Sata cables. The routing of the cables is Very Tight!!! I put 2 Solid state drives there and it worked great.Hope this helps
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I was not able to achieve full SATA 3 speeds with mine. I'm not sure what the reason is, but it is possible that other expansion cards on the system are using all available PCI-e lanes. YMMV
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Yep. Appears that this seller is being a bit deceptive and leading people that he is selling retail versions instead of OEM. I can only suggest that you go to Best Buy (or a local computer store) and buy a SATA drive connection cable.
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It's pci-express 3.0, you can find more info at hisdigital.com if you're getting this card make sure you have room in your case for it. It's a 3 slot card.
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In the past RAID has been a hardware supported function. I don't use this in a RAID setup as I only have two drives in it so far. You should view this as four separate USB to SATA bridges. Any RAID function you want to use will have to be 100% software implemented.
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To be honest I cant remember exactly, but I do not remeber it having any SATA cables in the box. I bought some SATA 3 cables because I did not have any and I use a full tower case. So I would buy some just in case and make sure they have the metal clips not the plastic ones.
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I have 2 of these in an Asus M5A99FX Pro motherboard, they work perfectly. This card does not need a driver, it is a standard SATA card(no raid). I'm running Windows Server 2012 on the machine. Hope this helps. BTW - I have 8 2tb disks connected.
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This card acts as a port multiplier for peripheral raid controllers. There is a list of compatible controllers if you check out Intel's website; one typical example is the LSI SAS9260-4I. That controller is limited to 4 hard disks (refer to SAS to SATA fan-out cables) because it only has one plug. The logic of the processor is capable of more, and this card compliments that function. It takes that one plug (SAS to SAS) and expands it up to 20 hard disks via the remaining 5 SAS ports. If you're not familiar with RAID, it basically gives you the ability to create arrays of drives to sync for capacity, redundancy and I/O performance. Short story - you can control a lot more drives on the same computer using this card; typically installed on large servers and by people with terabytes of data to store.
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The best thing that you can do is contact intel support. I like using the Chat, they are quick to respond and will help you for free and have always helpped me. The short answer to your question is probably. If it is an Intel backplane, usually there are four to six drives per SAS cable. You connect your RAID card to the expander card with SAS cables and then use SAS cables to connect the expander to the backplane. The connection schema is not intuitive, hence you will need to speak with an Intel tech support. Usually the documentation is very poor or even incorrect. The Intel support will give you a download link for good diagrams or will simply tell you which ports connect where. The best thing that you can do is contact intel support. I like using the Chat, they are quick to respond and will help you for free and have always helpped me. The short answer to your question is probably. If it is an Intel backplane, usually there are four to six drives per SAS cable. You connect your RAID card to the expander card with SAS cables and then use SAS cables to connect the expander to the backplane. The connection schema is not intuitive, hence you will need to speak with an Intel tech support. Usually the documentation is very poor or even incorrect. The Intel support will... » Read More The best thing that you can do is contact intel support. I like using the Chat, they are quick to respond and will help you for free and have always helpped me. The short answer to your question is probably. If it is an Intel backplane, usually there are four to six drives per SAS cable. You connect your RAID card to the expander card with SAS cables and then use SAS cables to connect the expander to the backplane. The connection schema is not intuitive, hence you will need to speak with an Intel tech support. Usually the documentation is very poor or even incorrect. The Intel support will give you a download link for good diagrams or will simply tell you which ports connect where. « Show Less
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Robert, The Certified Servers team appreciates your question. This particular listing comes with (4) 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives.
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Hi,I've been searching for a while now, and am unfortunately still confused.Is this card 'by default' in IT (initiator-target / Straight Through) mode as Andy O. indicates recently?orMust the card be flashed to set it to IT Mode as indicated by John B., shortly after Andy's comment.I too want to use it for ZFS / Storage Spaces and would like disks presented without RAID or using multiple RAID 0 arrays.Thanks!Ed
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This is not a RAID controller. This is a SAS expander. It works in conjunction with a separate SAS controller card, like the IBM M1015.