LSI SAS 9207-8i Host Bus Adapter - Boxed

It just works.

General description: This controller is a half length half height card with a PCIe x8 interface. It works (at reduced speed) in a x4 or even a x1 slot providing the slot is physically at least a x8. The PCIe interface is gen. 3, but works perfectly well in an older, gen. 2 motherboard, though with a slight reduction in speed.

Ease of use: I plugged it in, attached some drives and it just worked. I then took delivery of a SAS expander (an Intel RES2SV240), connected that to one of the ports on the card, added some more drives and it just worked. I now have it controlling 16 drives. This is plug and play as it should be!

Be aware: This card generates a fairly large amount of heat. It is important to arrange some airflow over the heatsink otherwise it will cook itself.

The good: Ease of use. It just works.
The bad: Needs cooling, havn't yet figured out a way to read SMART data from SATA drives.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: lsj2016