Controller(s) for 12 sata dvd-roms

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Jannis Jacobsen

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Which controller setup would be easiest and preferably the cheapest way to support a minimum of 7 sata cd/dvdroms?
Would a h200 with IT firmware support this?
Are there any even cheaper hba's, as I would only need sata-1 I believe pr.port

-j
 

Spartacus

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H200 or H310 in it-mode would work well for the 7-8 drive range.
Then once you exceed that, you can grab one of the cheap HP 3gb SAS expander for about 10-15$ off ebay to get you to 24 ports would be my recommendation.
(assuming you have at least two pcie x8 slots)