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Yes, you can swap around both versions (older/newer) and LSI/dell/whatever. I've posted some info in this thread about how you go about doing it.

Win7x64 has really ancient drivers for that card, perhaps try downloading the latest LSI drivers (use the 9211-8i) and use the "load drivers" option ? ;)

Yep, thats what I did. But I then went further and flashed the pure LSI -IT fw. But I have the 6GBPS firmware as backup for future uses. Cheers for confirmation.

Any highpoint or SIL 4 port sata controller should work. If you are looking for quality stuff, probably any LSI_SAS2008 controller should work, cheaply from ebay, like the Perc H200A, or the IBM variant (ML 1015 I think ?). They are quite cheap, supported by windows and linux by default, and...

It's the same chip, any of those would work. the L4 is a 4port card, the LP is just "low profile". All of them are likely the same actual firmware.

Finally, the card I've been waiting for has been released. http://www.chenbro.com/corporatesite/products_detail.php?sku=187 the LSI SAS2 36 port chipset, with both two external connectors. Now, to find somewhere to buy it :)

Some extra info regarding Perc H200A / LSI SAS 2008: if you want to flash directly from Dell software to LSI software -IT, you have to flash with a older flasher (the one in the dell packages works), as the newer LSI sas2flsh does not work. The LSI 9211-8i has a problem that it does not work...

Yes. But it's tricky as hell. You can't flash the Dell-IR fw with LSI-IT directly and make it work. I have found a Dell IT firmware (Using the firmware from their 6GBPS SAS HBA update file). You also can't flash the LSI fw if you do a erase on the Card (then when flashing the LSI fw, you get a...

Hi! I bought 3 Perc H200, but unfortunately, mine came with -IR firmware. Any chance you would be up to posting your -IT firmware, so I can flash that ? I would be really grateful. I am intending to use the card as a ZFS / Jbod host, and don't need the extra utility of -IR. Plus I am not sure...