Recent content by vorticity_flux

  1. V

    LSI 2308 / 3008 SMART passthrough / HDD spindown support

    Both 2308 and 3008 are capable of smart pass through. The firmware makes all the difference in the world. I had seen smart pass through working with: 1. LSI 9300-8i with P6 firmware. Smart pass through was not working for P5 or earlier firmware; 2. LSI 9341-8i cross flashed to LSI 9300-8i P6...
  2. V

    Crossflashing of LSI 9341-8i to LSI 9300-8i. Success (but no SMART pass through)

    All experiments above were done using LSI Phase 5 or older firmware. It turns out original 9300 cards with that firmware level also have troubles with SMART pass through. Recently released LSI 9300 P6 firmware is working fine on a 9341 card. SMART info is passed through to the OS and TRIM is...
  3. V

    Crossflashing of LSI 9341-8i to LSI 9300-8i. Success (but no SMART pass through)

    Crossflashing of LSI 9341-8i to 9300-8i. Success (but no SMART pass through) Disclaimer: If you will decide to repeat any of my attempts please be warned that you are doing so solely on your own risk. You can even permanently ruin your card. As far as I know it is really hard to ‘brick’ one of...