Areca ARC-1230 & NF4 SLI

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jolofo2004

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yes it will work, i use it in my intel board in the x16 slot with a pci video card. no problems, card is fast and reliable, the webserver is awesome.
 
I run my 1220 in a dedicated 16x slot (a8n32 see sig), works fantastic. Theres guidelines for running it in a non dedicated slot (SLI 8x mode), which is basically to try it one way and then try it the other.
 
Yes, I believe you would. But then you need an SLI motherboard with integrated video. Why not just get the 1260, and save yourself $400 in the process?

What case, power supply, and drives are you thinking about?

 
unhappy_mage said:
Why not just get the 1260, and save yourself $400 in the process?
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I 2nd this idea, I feel very intimidated by the total lack of upgrade ability. Of course I'm limited both in space and by the card, but I'm tempted to pick up a 1260 and build a dedicated system just cuz'. Go big because its a better price per port.
 
I'm investigating the possibility of using port multipliers with the Areca card. These run $80 for a 1-to-5 multi, so you could potentially hook 40 disks to an 8-port card. I have a feeling they wouldn't want to support this - otherwise, why buy anything but the smallest card? - but if it works I'd help stick it to the man.

 
Holy crap.

In *four* minutes, I had a reply from Areca. Best. Tech support. Ever.

However, they don't support port multipliers in the current firmware. Well, maybe they'll change their minds.

 
unhappy_mage said:
Holy crap.

In *four* minutes, I had a reply from Areca. Best. Tech support. Ever.

However, they don't support port multipliers in the current firmware. Well, maybe they'll change their minds.
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maybe it's time to get the logic analysizer and ICE out and start hacking at their firmware :D
 
Well, after slightly more than four minutes, I have a response from Areca:
We are busy in porting the PCI_X/PCIe to SAS RAID adapter.
I donot think we have time to port the port multipliers in the near future.
We will review the SATA ll controller function after we finish the SAS products.
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OMG

On one hand, good luck to them - SAS would be a really nice capability to have; put in a 15k drive for boot or photoshop swap or whatever, and a bunch of big/cheap storage on the other channels of the same controller. On the other hand, good luck to them - enterprise is a big, scary place, and they could get squashed like a bug if their stuff doesn't deal with it.

On the gripping hand, good luck to them - they've done very well with their sata stuff, maybe they'll keep improving.

 
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