ISO RAID Controller Card

[c1pher22]

I’m looking for a quality raid controller that doesn’t break the bank if possible…

Use case and requirements:
Unraid or Proxmox file server + virtualization
4x SATA III HDD
RAID 10
PCIe
Low Profile bracket

Thanks

[JDM_WAAAT]

Unraid does not use hardware RAID. You need something like this:

[Official] Adaptec ASR series SAS HBA overview

Overview The Adaptec ASR series RAID/HBA cards listed in this thread are known to be compatible with Unraid, FreeNAS, Windows, Linux, and more. Special thanks to @riggi for his knowledge and encouragement to give these HBAs a try. Caution You’ve probably seen people mod their LSI cards and strap a little fan to them. I don’t think it’s necessary to do it with LSI cards, as I’ve never had one throw an overheat alarm. However, it’s definitely necessary with these Adapte…

They can be had for $12.

Adaptec ASR-7805 SAS2 HBA - $12.00 OBO + free shipping

Adaptec ASR-7805 SAS2 HBA Longtime lurker who has taken considerably more than I have contributed over the years. I just found this deal and figured I would give back to the community. I picked one up to roll an NK5 from an Asus H97 system that was just pulled from desktop duty. [image] $10.00 + free shipping >>> LINK <<< poll

[c1pher22]

Thanks for the reply!

Before I saw this post, I bought this card along with this cable.

LSI MegaRAID SATA / SAS 9260-4i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 w/ 512MB Onboard Memory RAID Controller Card, Single–Avago Technologies

Internal Mini SAS to SATA Cable 3.3 Feet (SFF-8087 to SATA Forward Breakout)

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After you posted, I also bought this card. ADAPTEC ASR-7805 Single 6gb/s 8int Port SAS/SATA Raid Controller With Cache

Will either of these work with Unraid or Proxmox?

[c1pher22]

Are you trying to say that Unraid uses software raid and the controller card needs to support IT mode?

If so, do both of the cards I purchased support IT mode?

Would this eliminate the need for the card altogether if I have the available SATA ports on my motherboard?

[Shayyy]

Unraid uses software raid, and yes would need a card that supports IT mode.

I believe the LSI 9260 doesn’t support IT, but the Adaptec card will. The adaptec card uses a different connector on the card (SFF-8643) however so would need a different cable than the one you purchased. Generally breakouts to SFF-8482 get recommended here as they are usable with enterprise SAS and Sata drives.

Cable link - Here

Also correct with Unraid you could just connect drives to available sata ports on your motherboard, works just the same. Adaptec card will be good to add drives beyond available sata ports though

[c1pher22]

Awesome, thanks!

I had already cancelled the order for the LSI 9260 and received the Adaptec card to find the cables were different. I’ve ordered the SFF-8463 breakout to SATA cable. It should do fine for this build with only SATA drives. I’ll get the SFF-8462 next time.