Broadcom SAS 9300-8i
LSI SAS3008 · 8 SATA/SAS drives · PCIe 3.0 x8
Model LSI00344
Is the Broadcom SAS 9300-8i worth it?
This is the standard fix for a motherboard that's short of SATA ports, with 8 drives hanging off one card.
Watch out for
These cards were built for server airflow, and in a quiet tower they'll want a fan pointed at them.
2 × SFF-8643 ports, four drives each. Flash it to IT mode for ZFS or Unraid. Any x8 or x16 slot will do (it's PCIe 3.0 x8).
Specifications
Straight from Broadcom's own page or datasheet, and each value links back to it.
| RAID modes | RAID 0, 1, 10, 1E (only after reflashing to Integrated RAID firmware) | source for RAID modes (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
|---|---|---|
| Controller | LSI SAS3008 | source for Controller (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| PCIe interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | source for PCIe interface (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| Internal connectors | 2 × SFF-8643 | source for Internal connectors (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| Drives without an expander | 8 drives | source for Drives without an expander (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| SAS speed | 12 Gb/s | source for SAS speed (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| Warranty | 3 years | source for Warranty (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
Sources: docs.broadcom.com, docs.broadcom.com
Broadcom SAS 9300-8iLSI00344