Could you add anything about how this went? Currently working on a situation where a whole row of drives in a 12 bay Areca enclosure have just disappeared.
Thank-you everyone for your thoughtful replies.
Dan, I appreciate and agree with everything that you wrote. I chose to make this a motherboard discussion because it's the integration point of a "PC" and as you mentioned, when nobody is responsible for higher order smooth interaction, we have...
The way motherboards tend to be reviewed and discussed is around the max specs--number of PCIe lanes, etc., or by compatibility with different RAM or hardware.
I'm about to spec out a new high-end workstation to replace my 5-year-old system and I find myself wanting to see a discussion...