Recent content by Brad-Pea

Thanks ! I have an issue though, in that when I have the SAS card in and connected to the SAS Expander card, then issue lsscsi -g I do not see the Expander card listed. Is there anything else I can try ? Can I try just the Expander in without the main SAS card or will that not work either ...

Hi - thanks for the reply, firmware issue was my other thought of what the problem could be, I have not flashed the firmware of the expander. The circuit board is green, I am currently testing with Sata drives but SAS could be an option in the future. Could you provide me where to find the...

Yeh thats what I was thinking - will look at swapping the expander out. Would you suggest I look at another 2x M1015 cards ? Or keep with the expander idea ? Ideally want 24 drives connected in the future ...

Thanks - so now running FW Version 20.00.07.00-IR but unfortunately SAS Expander still doesn't appear to be detected. Have tried other cables and other ports on the expander / sas card but. So at the moment SAS cable from backplane 1 into Expander Card, SAS cable from Expander into SAS Card...

Ok, so taken a look at the card and its actually a SAS9220-8i With that in mind, I don't suppose you can point me in the right direct to the latest firmware for IT / IR Mode ? Tried cables and they appear to work OK direct to the SAS Card, also tried other ports. Thanks.

I'll have a look, I flashed it a while back so need to try and find the firmware again. Do you believe it could be that the firmware is too old for the expander card?

The M1015 or the expander card ? Is it possible to firmware the expander card, I havent been able to find out how...

I am using one of those for the Expander Card .. http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-0-PCI...Card-Adapter-Power-Cable-Mining-/291945156135 The card lights up when I boot the system but I just cannot see it or any drives attached to it. Yes - this was the card I bought -...

Its a board out of a HP Pro 3130 SFF - I can grab the specific model number if needed ? I also tested the card on a HP Microserver Gen 8 - Plugged the SAS cable from the drives into the Expander, and a SAS cable from the Expander into the Onboard SAS Controller - but upon boot no drives were...

Not 100% sure on the case but pretty sure it is a xcase 424 rack Just has a generic board in at the moment whilst i'm gathering and testing all kit; i3 processor, 8GB Ram Motherboard only has 1x PCI-e 16x, which is what the M1015 is in at the moment, then has a PCI-e 1x - I have then used a 1x...

Hi All, Looking for a bit of help. I have a LSI M1015 - Flashed with IR Firmware, all working fine. I have a 24 bay case, so wish to expand my storage, I have purchased a HP SAS Expander card - HP 468405-001 Connected the backplane to the Expander card and connected the Expander card to the...