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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

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Most reliable source to get a LSI SAS 9305-24i ? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by imaginary_num6er@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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I am planning to use a PCIe4.0 x4 M.2 slot to PCIe4.0 x16 riser card to connect an ITX system to a HBA card. Because of this and the number of slots available, I am looking to get a LSI SAS 9305-24i card since even at PCIe3.0 x4 speeds, this will be fast enough for access to multiple 2.5" SATA SSDs drives.

The challenge is trying to find a reputable source for these cards, since it appears there are everywhere on Amazon, eBay, and other 3rd party sites. Are there ways to know whether a card is counterfeit like checking to see if the card says "Assembled in Thailand" instead of "Assembled in China"?

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[–] HTWingNut@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

PCIe 3.0 x4 will be 4GB/sec so 4000 MB/sec over 24 ports is only about 160 MB/sec.

Just buy from a reputable reseller. I've had good luck with 8 port cards on eBay with no issues. Not sure if "genuine" or not, but they work like champ.