On 22 July 2020 10:43:39 CEST, "Gerrit Kühn" <gerrit.ku...@aei.mpg.de> wrote: >Am Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:13:22 +0200 (CEST) >schrieb mad.scientist.at.la...@tutanota.com: > >> Are there any SAS drive controller cards that go in a PCI slot (Not >PCI >> express). I suspect it's a silly question but I'd like to find one. > >I don't know any. But if you're /that/ desperate: there are adapters >that >connect low-profile PCIe cards to PCI slots. The following is just an >example, there are certainly lots of manufacturers building stuff like >that: >https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Slot-Extension/PCI-to-PCI-Express-Adapter-Card~PCI1PEX1 > >Don't know if something like that would help you, though. > > >cu > Gerrit
I doubt you'll get much bandwidth through that, even if you do get it to work with a SAS card. I wouldn't bother with SAS drives if it meant working with these limitations. Current SAS3 supports 12Gbps per port (mine have 4 ports each). PCI slots don't support anywhere near that bandwidth. I would recommend upgrading to a more recent mainboard or just using SATA. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
