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very reliable.


Host Bus Adapter card shipped in IT mode with firmware 20.00.02.00 All I had to do was update the firmware to 20.00.07.00 to use with FreeNAS version 11 The newer chipset runs on PCIe 3.0 which is supported on my X11SSM-F motherboard. Worth paying more for the genuine product, no chance of getting a knockoff card. ;-)

I needed more sata ports, and my motherboard only had 3. This allowed me to add 4 more ports, and thus 4 more hard drives. The card was recognized by windows 10, so I had no driver issues. The card worked so great that I ended up buying another card.

Great Raid card that's extremely Quick (would be perfect for lots of SSD's) Easy to Setup

easy set up




I don't know, I never used it. Oh-- It does actually LOOK really cool!

Fast. Inexpensive compared to similar offerings from the competition. Feature rich. Great graphical and command line interface. 24/7 technical support from LSI. Works flawlessly with ESXi 4.1 with a single-digit modification to the driver's accompanying XML file.

I needed this to handle the inability of VMware to utilize the cheap SATA controller on an ASUS M5A99X motherboard.

Easy installation, up and running within minutes after installing drivers (provided with controller) on a Win 10 machine. Used to connect two eSATA external enclosures with a total of 4 SATA HDD'S (total of 8 TB capacity).


LSI quality components, true hardware RAID, works with Linux. Fast array build time. BIOS GUI is fairly easy to use provided mouse is hooked up. Lots of features and capabilities; this is entry-level server hardware. Includes audible alarm to indicate disk failure. Future-proofing for desired SAS drives and it supports encrypted drives. Great features for the price.

Super fast file transfer Recognized all of my 24 WD 12TB HDDs upon drivers install without any issues. Comes in IT mode firmware preinstalled so great right out of the box. Extremely well constructed.
