dell perc h730#

dell perc h730 (i think) with 1gb cache, battery backup and 2 sff-8643 connectors

todo perhaps h730p#

general specs#

• chipset: lsi sas3108 (megaraid 9300 series - likely 9361-8i)
• host interface: pcie3
• sas 12, 6 & 3gb/s
• sata 6 & 3gb/s

opinion#

• pro
  • saved from eol server, so free
  • battery pack
  • supports 4k sector size drives
  • 2 sff-8643
• con
  • pcie3
  • gets very hot quickly
  • raid card, not hba. didn’t try to reflash to hba mode
    • could not get the “switch to hba mode” working
  • actual battery, no non volatile memory

images#