NOTE for future flashers, i am uploading the image again with the jumper circled in RED as i just realized it seams to be marked slightly differently on different generations of cards, (or maybe it is a difference in clone cards ) either way, the RED CIRCLE indicates the jumper for the initial cross flash.
Info on LSI SAS3408? Got myself a 530-8i on eBay...
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For my 530-16i I was getting error messages when trying to flash with HBA_9405W-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.bin.
It worked straight away when I tried HBA_9400-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.bin instead. Thanks for the help
i think that is the more common one, but the naming and slight card variants seems to be even more than what the 93xx cards were. fun times.
a little bit off topic but... i can't seem to make this card play nicely with aspm/low c-states. when i use this card (in cpu or pch pcie slots) i can't get my i5-14500 cpu below c2 pkg state. ive used "storcli /c0 show all" and noticed "Power Saving option = Enable" but nothing else regarding aspm. the card defaults to aspm: disabled in 'lspci -vvv -s <device id> | grep LnkCtl:' and i have forced it to L1 enabled using a script that also enables L1 on the pcie host above it... has anyone got past c2/c3 with this card??
Very helpful thread, thanks all.
I just flashed a 430-16i to 9400-16i SAS/SATA mode following Post 28. Did not try flashing tri-mode because I have no need for it. Couple quirks with my system/card though - did not have to set J11 to flash the card. In fact, setting J11 hung my POST and made me unable to enter EFI shell. Also, I'm unsure if it's made more clear somewhere in this thread, but my card would only crossflash via EFI shell. Would not flash under Linux or any other OS.
And if anyone else is interested, I paid $80 for my 430-16i, although it seems like it's gone up a few bucks now. Lenovo 430-16i LSI SAS3416 9400-16i SATA / SAS HBA Controller 12G IT Mode NAS | eBay
I just flashed a 430-16i to 9400-16i SAS/SATA mode following Post 28. Did not try flashing tri-mode because I have no need for it. Couple quirks with my system/card though - did not have to set J11 to flash the card. In fact, setting J11 hung my POST and made me unable to enter EFI shell. Also, I'm unsure if it's made more clear somewhere in this thread, but my card would only crossflash via EFI shell. Would not flash under Linux or any other OS.
And if anyone else is interested, I paid $80 for my 430-16i, although it seems like it's gone up a few bucks now. Lenovo 430-16i LSI SAS3416 9400-16i SATA / SAS HBA Controller 12G IT Mode NAS | eBay
Unsure. Probably borderline, I suspect you could just get away with a small amount of chassis airflow that you'd naturally get in most desktop cases. I wouldn't try it in a Lenovo Tiny or something, of course.
Without a fan, the heatsink gets hot to the touch but not burning hot. My case has a fan on the side panel pointed at the expansion card area, and that's good enough.
Need help to repair the card. My first trouble with LSI HBA/RAID...
Purchased on eBay as 9440-8i, the sticker at the back says 9440-8i, but I understand this is a crossflash...
Tested with two SAS 6Tb in RAID1 for a few days after receiving the card - it worked fine, then was turned off and not used for some time. Now trying to build a new RAID1...
Jumper J11 is on
FS0:>storcli.efi /c0 show
CLI Version = 007.2310.0000.0000 Nov 02, 2022
Operating system = EFI Shell
Controller = 0
Status = Failure
Description = Controller 0 is in invalid state. Please flash firmware.
Tried firmware for 9440-8i - got checksum error.
Now trying to flash HBA_9405W_SAS_SATS or HBA_9400_SAS_SATA firmware - same results:
FS0:>storcli /c0 download file=HBA_9400-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.BIN
Downloading image. Please wait...
CLI Ver...
Operating ...
Controller = 0
Status = Failure
Description = Reset controller failed. Please restart the system.
Turn the PC Off, remove J11, boot to EFI
FS0:> storcli /c0 set sasadd=500605B0107D0E20
CLI Ver...
OS...
Controller = 0
Status = Failure
Description = Controller 0 not found
Same with HBA_9405W-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.bin
What I'm doing wrong and what to do next?
Purchased on eBay as 9440-8i, the sticker at the back says 9440-8i, but I understand this is a crossflash...
Tested with two SAS 6Tb in RAID1 for a few days after receiving the card - it worked fine, then was turned off and not used for some time. Now trying to build a new RAID1...
Jumper J11 is on
FS0:>storcli.efi /c0 show
CLI Version = 007.2310.0000.0000 Nov 02, 2022
Operating system = EFI Shell
Controller = 0
Status = Failure
Description = Controller 0 is in invalid state. Please flash firmware.
Tried firmware for 9440-8i - got checksum error.
Now trying to flash HBA_9405W_SAS_SATS or HBA_9400_SAS_SATA firmware - same results:
FS0:>storcli /c0 download file=HBA_9400-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.BIN
Downloading image. Please wait...
CLI Ver...
Operating ...
Controller = 0
Status = Failure
Description = Reset controller failed. Please restart the system.
Turn the PC Off, remove J11, boot to EFI
FS0:> storcli /c0 set sasadd=500605B0107D0E20
CLI Ver...
OS...
Controller = 0
Status = Failure
Description = Controller 0 not found
Same with HBA_9405W-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.bin
What I'm doing wrong and what to do next?
First step (HBA fw) - with J11 ON, then booted with removed jumper to set the sas address.
the command is actually extremely particular about spacing and structure. and does not actually say good information when incorrect.
storcli / c0 download firmware file = HBA_9405W-16i_SAS_SATA_Profile.bin (your file name in place of this one)
double check spaces, file location, and underscores and dashes in file name. some EFI shells are case sensitive like Linux also.
the file name is correct. I created a subfolder in the root of the USB - LSI9440-8i and put there storcli.efi and all firmware files.
After EFI Shell boot I do*
Shell>FS0:
FS0>cd LS<Tab-> cd LSI9440-8i <Enter>
FS0>storcli /c0 download H<Tab-> it gives me the file name exactly as it is in the file system, then I insert "file=" before the file name.
Then storcli says "Downloading image. Please wait..."
Then there is some delay before it says "Status = Failure, Description = Reset controller failed. Please restart the system."
How much it normally takes if it is successful?
*<Tab> means I press the "Tab" key on the keyboard
i can not tell you exactly what to do here, only what to try as all the variants of these cards, and EFI shells, or people flashing from BSD, linux, dos, all cause some slight differences.
with the jumper OFF i would make sure these 2 commands work and report correctly.
storcli / c0 show
storcli / c0 show all
if that works then with the jumper ON writing the firmware file is a matter of discovering how your card likes the command. also, where did you get storcli.efi? there are different versions of that and sometimes they can have better support.
also, the 9440 seems to be classed as a megaraid card, you might need to wipe the firmware first. but again, i cant walk you through the steps and fixes.
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If anyone can help me.
I have cards RAID 9460-16i, HBA 9300-8i and 9400-8i8e. I need them working with OOB(I2C or PCIe).
RAID 9460-16i - works fine.
Mentioned HBA's are not working as expected:
1. HBA 9300-8i - present on i2c bus with addr 0x0a. But when the app performs "i2c_read" command the i2c bus is stuck low forever until power off/on the machine.
2. HBA 9400-8i8e - not present on i2c bus at all.
Using storcli to config OOB shows this:
Is there any way to enable and use the oob management on HBA cards?
I have cards RAID 9460-16i, HBA 9300-8i and 9400-8i8e. I need them working with OOB(I2C or PCIe).
RAID 9460-16i - works fine.
Mentioned HBA's are not working as expected:
1. HBA 9300-8i - present on i2c bus with addr 0x0a. But when the app performs "i2c_read" command the i2c bus is stuck low forever until power off/on the machine.
2. HBA 9400-8i8e - not present on i2c bus at all.
Using storcli to config OOB shows this:
Is there any way to enable and use the oob management on HBA cards?
this feature is configured in firmware with vendor specific usage. for example, if you had a Lenovo server that came preconfigured with a HBA, the OOB port on the mainboard would report whatever options through their OOB interface that were being handed out from the HBA.
i do not know of any documented way of doing this. IX systems does have some systems with OOB implemented, you may ask them if there is any info they could share on usage. there may be some public shareable commands that could be used.