Looking to buy a controller card for the system i build recently. it has a N97 generic NAS motherboard with X1 open slot pcie lane. i have few 2.5 enterprise level SAS hard drives which i want to use. i dont want to buy bigger ones for the heat disspation , is my thought process correct ? this is the card i am planning to get
and this is the picture of motherboard i have .. please suggest
or even this cheaper one with cables - IBM H1110 (LSI 9211-4i) IT MODE HBA SAS PCI-E 2.0 x4 w/CABLE ZFS UNRAID FREENAS | eBay
If you are worried about the pcie port, I think I read somewhere that you could saw off the far end of the pcie slot to fit one of those cheaper pciex8 HBAs ,but yeah you risk damaging the motherboard. Or maybe use a pcie x1to x8/x16 adapter. Bandwidth would be lower, which might be a problem depending on the speed/number of drives, whether HDD/SSD.
In the pic, are you sure that’s a PCIe x1 ? looks more like a PCIeX4
Other than that since its in IT mode, it should work without any fiddling, as far as I know. Wait until someone more knowledgeable answers or ask on reddit.
you are right , its - 1 x PCIe x4 (Gen3 x 2 Rate)
As @idontknowman suggests - making a cut is the better way out.
Additionally, I dont recommend running the 2.5 ones without a proper cage for them - they are usually 10K or higher RPM
A x4 card in a x4 slot ?
Where’s the need to cut ?
If you get a x8 card , then first consider clearances for the SATA portsand then if or nor to cut a slot into the port.
Both the cards OP has listed are x4 physically
@napsterlabs @moh1t might know more.
the slot already has a cut, its a open ended slot. i have to check clearances which is why i want to avoid the X8, thanks for info
Yes, the hbas OP listed are x4, I was talking about the x8 cards which I suggested under the assumption that he was looking for more common/cheaper options (and he had mentioned x1 in the first comment, which I mistook it to be the lane number but OP probably meant to say there’s one Pcie slot)
