Recent content by Cyntiastar

@Blue Fox: Yes! You are spot on. A 'CSE-PTJBOD-CB1' seems to be exactly what I am looking for. +vote. And @SomeGuy133, after identifying this exists. One notices a couple of other posts mention this device on different threads with less meaningful unrelated titles. @Someguy133: Don't get burnt...

Thanks! That is kind of cool. You just plug the PSU 24pin male into this female which has a button attached. And only a few dollars. I guess a soldering iron to fuse the switch to the Norco case switch (or even the other case switch) could be the way to go. For completeness (future...

Thanks @Gea. I am aware of this 'hack'. As the case is rack mounted. Is there a cleaner/more professional way for the setup?

Hello, I have the following Norco 24 hard drive bay case with a 24 port SAS expander in it. The HBA card, PSU, motherboard etc are in another rack mounted case. 1.) How can I provide power to the expander and drive? This requires 6 4pin MOLEX connectors. 2.) I am happy to place a PSU in the...

@Bash: What did you find wrong with the M5110? Ebay link is to a: LSI SAS 9200-8e 6Gb/s 8-Port external SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter. Card looks good. This only has external ports. I would like to have the internal ports also.

HBA/expander compatibility. Are there any issues with an HBA or raid controller and an expander being compatible with each other? Such as the ones I mentioned? As this is my concern. Its not clear to me what 'rule' to look out for with regards to compatibility of hardware and FreeNAS. There...

Hello, Please give me advice if the following build combination is compatible: Norco RPC-4224 4U-Rackmount Server Chassis (http://www.norcotek.com/product/rpc-4224/) HP H240 12Gb (http://www8.hp.com/au/en/products/server-host-bus-adapters/product-detail.html?oid=6995464) Intel SAS 6GB...