Super cheap LSI SAS3 controller

[BackupProphet]

Inspur LSI YZCA-00424-101 Raid Card 12Gbps HBA HDD Controller | eBay

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[Fritz]

Don't need one but in for one anyway, what the heck.

 

[BackupProphet]

Same here, didnt really need any, but I need to try it just because its named Inspur.

 

[oneplane]

Ships to:
United States

 

[rtech]

Dude from this topic might help
Be warned i am not vouching for him and i have not used his service

https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/what-happened-to-that-topic-where-the-poster-was-offering-discounted-shipping-labels.38039/page-2

 

[bvd]

I dont really "need" these... but at this price? Might as well pick up a handful for spares!

 

[custom90gt]

ugh, do I really need a backup to my backup?

 

[Fritz]

ugh, do I really need a backup to my backup?

Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

 

[itronin]

STH effect is in progress. Price is now up $4 or so in the last 12 hours.

 

[sic0048]

"I don't need this......"
"I don't need this......"
"I don't need this......"

Yet it is hard to resist pressing the buy it now button.......

 

[ano]

guessing its basicly a LSI 9361-8i ish

 

[Markess]

STH effect is in progress. Price is now up $4 or so in the last 12 hours.

At least its a reason for me to take a pass! I buy too much stuff that I don't have a real use for just because, "its a great value for what it is!"

 

[piranha32]

It is an Inspur-branded LSI9300-8i. It's not the first time the controllers were featured in "Great Deals", each time with lower price. I have one, initially I had a little bit of problems to boot the system with card installed and UEFI bios, fixed by tweaking bios settings (https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...ed-lsi9300-8i-for-50.39768/page-2#post-374766).
I flashed the card with plain LSI bios and IT firmware, and now it works without problems in HBA mode.

 

[Samir]

guessing its basicly a LSI 9361-8i ish

It's the ish part that always makes me wary about a deal like this. If it can't work like the real deal, what are the shortcomings and will that be a problem? What are the workarounds? It's questions like this that without a quick and obvious answer do make me tend to just look the other way.

 

[sic0048]

It's not the first time the controllers were featured in "Great Deals", each time with lower price.

That idea is what made me pass on this deal. By the time I actually get around to needing it, I'm pretty sure the prices will be even lower (because it isn't going to be anytime soon).

 

[EasyRhino]

which type of SFF connector does this one use?

 

[NablaSquaredG]

which type of SFF connector does this one use?

SFF8643

 

[Cruzader]

Same seller has a bit of network cards at pretty decent prices also, like this connectx4 40gbe for 39,99$.

That tends to be a 150-200$ card and rarely cheap esxi8/connectx4 40gbe cards around in general.
Somewhat tempted to grab a stack of them.

 

[NablaSquaredG]

Same seller has a bit of network cards at pretty decent prices also, like this connectx4 40gbe for 39,99$.

PSA: This card can easily be flashed to 100G


but yeah semsotai is generally known for "interesting" deals

 

[Propaganda]

PSA: This card can easily be flashed to 100G


but yeah semsotai is generally known for "interesting" deals

Link for reflashing guide?