Need 8-port sata raid controller card suggestions

[Jerry Hofmann]

Any PCIe card should work. CalDigit’s card is a good one I know. Doesn’t matter how many drives you’ve got in the array.. only need one port for it AFAIK.

https://www.CalDigit.com/FASTA-4e.asp

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[John Pale]

Jerry,
It sounds like he is not using a port multiplier chassis and has separate connections for each drive in the array.
These are much faster than the more common port multiplier units. I have a Sonnet 4 port card for this purpose, but I believe they do not have an 8 port model.

I think Highpoint makes a RocketRaid 8 port model.

[Ian Dillon]

Yes. You are correct. I have a separate connection for each drive.
If anyone can suggest an inexpensive 8 port that would be great (if they make one in PCI-E), or if yall have any other suggestions, such as an inexpensive 4 external port, or other alternatives I might look into that would be great. I’m a little behind on drive technology, so any suggestions would be great.

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[John Pale]

https://www.pc-pitstop.com/sata_raid_controllers/2320.asp

[David Roth weiss]

John,

Unfortunately, that one has eight internal ports. The ports would be on the silver thing on the other side if they were external.

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[Jerry Alto]

Ian- Also check out Firmtek. I know they have a four port.
https://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata2me4e.html

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[John Pale]

Good catch DRW. Ones with 8 external ports are rare. I actually thought that one had 4 internal and 4 external.

For such cards you can get an inexpensive backplane adapter that connects to the internal ports. You lose a PCI slot, of course, but you can use all the ports, both internal and external.