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   💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 07:52:30 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

   okay so I have this old desktop and there is a good deal on on SAS platter drives that looks appealing how difficult would it be to install a SAS controller on that desktop and get it running with something like truenas?

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     💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:17:17 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

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     • Rachel

     @rachel so I just need to throw some Mini sas to Sas cables on it?

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     Rachel (rachel@transitory.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:17:19 JST Rachel

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     @Rasp@raru.re I use a LSI SAS 9207-8i in my NAS. I have it going to a backplane with way more drives, but it also works with a breakout cable.
     
     Make sure you check the firmware when you get it, mine wasn't updated and I ran into issues

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     💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:21:59 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

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     @rachel like this? just add Sata power?

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     Rachel (rachel@transitory.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:22:00 JST Rachel

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     @Rasp@raru.re Yup they show up as: Mini SAS SFF-8087 Host to 4 SFF-8482 SAS, with the wide plugs that add sata power to the connection

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     💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:23:55 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

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     @rachel I'm going to have some much storage OMG

     Even if I have two of these as hot spares

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     💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:25:35 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

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     @rachel nice. I've never worked with SAS drives but they're SO CHEAP when bought used right now. the cost per TB is just too worth it

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     Rachel (rachel@transitory.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:25:36 JST Rachel

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     @Rasp@raru.re yup yup! (Kinda neat, nerding time, the difference between sas and sata is only a little downward connection in the sata connector side, so sata data connections are a little L
     
     Which means you can plug a sata drive into a sas port, and it works minus some more advanced drive features, but it doesn't work the other way around)

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     💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:29:18 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

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     @rachel nice willdo.

     Have some old enterprise 4 TB Sata drives I've been running for years that have served me well.

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     Rachel (rachel@transitory.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:29:19 JST Rachel

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     @Rasp@raru.re yeah used sas drives are a fantastic way to populate/build a NAS, I have done the same, actually just ordered some drives for an upgrade
     
     I use this script: https://github.com/Spearfoot/disk-burnin-and-testing to do a test of them which takes a bit but it is nice for piece of mind

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     💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷 (rasp@raru.re)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:35:19 JST 💜 AdoraBeryl 🩷

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     @rachel yeah its not as if you write to a boot drive all that much anyway

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     Rachel (rachel@transitory.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Feb-2024 08:35:20 JST Rachel

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     @Rasp@raru.re for server boot drives my go-to are now Intel enterprise SSDs, they can be found at fantastic prices, and often have very little wear