Question 1

Is there any reason to think this PCI-e 3.0 card _won't_ work just fine in a mobo with only PCI-e 2.0?  (I would think it would, but ...?)

Accepted Answer

3.0 card should work in a 2.0 slot. However, this card only works with Intel chipsets. I tried using it with my AMD Phenom 2. It booted up and I could create the array in it's BIOS, but it wasn't recognized in Windows 7 Pro even after installing the latest drivers.

Question 2

What is the max drive capacity supported?

Accepted Answer

If you are using direct-connect cables, then it's eight drives (two internal ports on this card, each cable breaks out to four separate connectors).  Some systems (e.g. rackmount servers) have a backplane with a single connector (receptacle), but will break out into 4+ connectors...fyi....but when you break out each connector to more than four drives, your overall throughput can go down.

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