It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/GreenCold9675 on 2024-07-12 22:35:00.

apparently equivalent to: LSI SAS9206-16E

but I've read better to get the Dell one for robust longevity.

Dunno if "1V1W2" is important?

Will use for TrueNAS SCALE, maybe UNRAID one day, with 16x SATA3 HDDs in a JBOD backplane enclosure.

I want a new one, not used, so I guess that means I must do the flashing myself of the "IT mode" firmware? Download link for this specific model?

Or even a purchase link from a reco vendor? Budget under $100

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In my notes I copied

for SATA use a SATA controller, not SAS

Does that mean there are better choices for my use case?

I only have x8 lanes of PCIe 3.0 and really prefer low profile short length, physically small as possible.