Question 1

What is the maximum Disk Size this will work with?  The Specs indicate 8TB drives, but yet I see reviews with people saying they are running 10TB drives? Will it work with the newer 12, 14, 16 TB drives from WD?

Accepted Answer

I believe that Highpoint lists 8TB drives as the max supported because drives larger than that have a higher chance for bad sectors and the corruption of data. While high capacity drives can be used, it is at the users discretion as well as risk. Airflow in the case is limited as well. For reference; I use four 4TB 7200RPM Toshiba drives in RAID 6. Temps are only just tolerable. No data errors reported after one year running nearly 24/7.

Question 2

Does it support SAS enterprise drives?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

The listing makes reference to "1 x 8-Port SAS 6 Gb/s Hardware RAID PCIe 2.0 x8 Host Adapter"

I would imagine this means it does indeed support SAS drives, I would contact the manufacturer to confirm before buying

support@highpoint-tech.com

Question 3

so this connects to the pcie 3.0? i need to know if this is compatible with my system MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Accepted Answer

No it has its own interface card. Its half height half length.

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