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πŸ”Œ Syba SD-PEX40104: High-Speed Internal SATA 6Gbps Controller Card with 8-Port Expansion Capability Review

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Details

BrandSyba
Hardware InterfaceSATA 6.0 Gb/s
Item Dimensions LxWxH3 x 1 x 6 inches
Style8-port Marvell 88SE9215
Item Weight0.13 Kilograms

Description of πŸ”Œ Syba SD-PEX40104: High-Speed Internal SATA 6Gbps Controller Card with 8-Port Expansion Capability

We recommend a fresh Windows install with this card. Drivers are required for this card to function. Connect up to 8 SATA III devices at a time and 8 internal SATA III Ports. DImensions of the product is 6 x 3 x 1 inches. Dual Marvell 88SE9215 + 88sm9705 chipset, software RAID capable. 1 -Lane PCI-Express 2.0 interface, up to 6.0Gbps, low-profile bracket included. OS supported: Windows 7, 8, 10, Windows server 2008/R2, 2012/R2, Linux, Mac OSX

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Revainrating 2 out of 5

Only about 9 months old, Syba's customer support is terrible.

I bought this to use in a FreeNAS/TrueNAS box. Was working great until one day my array went offline. I had a different brand of 6-port adapter and installed it to troubleshoot. It turns out that 4 ports failed at the same time. I called support, got an RMA number and sent the unit back to Syba for a replacement/repair. Imagine my surprise when it came back in the same packaging that I sent it in. It looked like it hadn't even been opened yet. I plugged the adapter into a test PC and the exact…

Pros
  • electronics
Cons
  • too dumb

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Spam error logs

Ever since I bought this board, even though it's working, it's spamming my log files /var/log/messages, /var/log/warn and systemd with this series of error outputs once a second : [3355.926233] ATA12: SATA connection down (SSTATUS 0 SCONTROL 300) [3355.926247] ATA12: EH complete [3355.927869] ATA12: Emask exception 0x10 Sact 0x0 SERR 0x40000 action [325.924 SError: { DevExch 1 ]. -Reset-Link I've had this problem for almost two years and I've never found a solution to it. Although the board…

Pros
  • RAID controller
Cons
  • Low maintainability

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Does not work for Windows Server 2012 R2 Tiered Storage Pool

This review is for the 8-port 88SE9215. My intended use was to set up a tiered storage pool with SSDs and HDDs on a Windows 2012 R2 server. The first small issue is that the packaging and instructions are misleading as to what item you actually have. None of it matched. This is the result of manufacturers trying to save money and using the same materials for several similar products. It's not a big problem and I was able to figure it out. The first of the two main problems was that I couldn't…

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  • Computers and Accessories
Cons
  • High Price