Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
If you dont feel like cutting your slot open and have a little more room, some companies make expanders for x1 to x16 or x8 to x16 like this one http://linitx.com/product/11465. I ran an Areca 1222 in an x1 for a couple months, worked fine albeit a little slow.
My current setup is an ARC-1222 and I need more sas ports. From what I have read, the ARC-1222 does not support expanders. I have various hard drives ranging from WD20EARS to 5K3000 Deskstar to 7200.12 seagate drives. My questions are:
1. What is the advantage of the ARC-1880ix vs ARC-1680IX...