Question 1

does this come with the cable?

Accepted Answer

No it does not, and also be careful when ordering the "Kit" package from the Market Place vendors. It is supposed to come with the SAS to SATA break out cable, but when I ordered the 8i kit version I just got the OEM card alone, and a big waste of time and money.

Question 2

Is there a compatibility issue with windows 10 OS for this product?

Accepted Answer

I just installed this into a system running Windows 10.  I have not experienced any problems whatsoever.  When my computer starts, it enters a quick startup check/bios screen option for the motherboard and then a quick check/bios screen option for this controller.  On the first startup after installation, I made my RAID configuration.

Once in Windows 10, I entered the screen for format and partition hard drives.  Windows recognized the RAID drive.  I formatted it, ran some speed tests (which look excellent) and loaded my media onto it.

I did download a slightly more recent version of the driver than the one Windows found and install that.  Not sure if it made any difference.

Question 3

Is this the retail version with the audible speaker or the OEM version without the speaker?

Accepted Answer

It has a beeper on the board which sounds if there is a gross error like a failed disk.

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