Can this Card be used as a NON-RAID Controller Card ?
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This version is an HBA only, not a RAID card, so not only *can* you use it as non-raid, you must.
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Scott, I don't know the answer to your question but if you LSI support you will get to speak to a real live person quickly. The have the best technical support you will ever experience.
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Yes and it works well this way, every drive is seen individually as a SATA (or SAS)-attached device. I use this for a FreeNAS system with a 12-drive backplane and it works wonderfully.
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ESXi/vSphere compatible SAS-capable HBA, supported by Windows Server 2012 and 2008R2 and it runs in 2 modes, IT (straight through No Raid) and IR (Raid 0,1,1E,10) I've used it for ZFS under FreeNAS and Nas4Free, next project it will be used for Windows Storage Spaces under server2012R2 Don't forget to order the right kind of cables between the cards SFF connectors and your drives.
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Yes, you'll have to flash the card to the IT firmware (found on LSI's website)
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ESXi/vSphere compatible SAS-capable HBA, supported by Windows Server 2012 and 2008R2 and it runs in 2 modes, IT (straight through No Raid) and IR (Raid 0,1,1E,10)I've used it for ZFS under FreeNAS and Nas4Free, next project it will be used for Windows Storage Spaces under server2012R2 Don't forget to order the right kind of cables between the cards SFF connectors and your drives.
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Hi,I've been searching for a while now, and am unfortunately still confused.Is this card 'by default' in IT (initiator-target / Straight Through) mode as Andy O. indicates recently?orMust the card be flashed to set it to IT Mode as indicated by John B., shortly after Andy's comment.I too want to use it for ZFS / Storage Spaces and would like disks presented without RAID or using multiple RAID 0 arrays.Thanks!Ed
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look here, windows 7 supports software raid http://www.buildegg.com/bewp/?p=44
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Yes. But, this isn't a UEFI card. This means you need to configure your bios to allow this if you are running a UEFI computer (I think any computer you buy today with Win 8+ is UEFI).
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The maximum amount of drives that I was able to hook up without any other cards is 3... An SSD for the OS, 2 HDD for storage. I'm not too familiar with RAID setups, but I think you may need a separate RAID controller.
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Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck. Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some... » Read More Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck. « Show Less
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One would have to wonder why it is listed under RAID controllers if it does not support RAID.
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Yes. That's exactly what I bought it for - extra ports. There is a message that pops up on booting about RAID but extra ports work as intended.
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Yes. It just needs power to run the fans. There's no data being exchanged between the card and your system.
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Yes, that is typically how a RAID controller like this is used. You shouldn't have a problem.
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YES! this card works great with Ubuntu 12.04. It has onboard hardware RAID that I haven't tested but mdadm gets the job done.
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Hello fellow Transcend card user: First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck.
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Yes... but PCIe not PCI and likely raid depends on o/s drivers. We used software raid. You will have to add a bracket if you want to use 2 x 2.5" drive (s) and only a short PCIe card will fit.
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Yes, that's what I currently have it running with. However do NOT use the drivers that come in the box for the raid controller.
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This card supports RAID-0 and RAID-1 only setup. It does not support RAID-5
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This card doesn't actually do RAID (it's all done in software) so there is not really any restriction in how you can use it. For instance I used mine with 4 drives connected to this card and another to the on-board controller, for a total of 5 drives in the array.
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Will the RAID work? Sure. This is handled by the card itself. You just have to make sure you're using the proper drivers.Will the filesystem itself work across operating systems? Maybe. ExFAT, FAT, and NTFS have support on Windows, OSX, and Linux. More cutting edge filesystems like BTRFS are limited to Linux.
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I do not see why not. I have a pcie but that should not matter however you will not be be able use it to its full capabilities