Aha! Not sure why that thread didn't come up when I searched. Good to know it at least works.
Performance isn't really an issue for me with this build; it's mostly an archive/fileserver, so I'm willing to live with sucky performance as long as it means I don't have to invest in new and more...
My current NAS is a self-built ZFS RAID-Z2 machine, using 6 2TB drives. 4 of those are connected to a pair of SiI3132 PCI-E controllers. The other 2 use the motherboard's SATA connectors #3 and #4.
FreeNAS v8 boots off SATA#0 and SATA#1 is a DVD-drive.
In my never-ending hunger for...