Unraid Hba, I've checked connections repeatedly and also set up a dual 92mm GPU cooling fan to keep it cool. I have a LSI 9305-24i w/8087 backplane connectors. Sep 19, 2024 · Greetings all. Apr 6, 2022 · Prior to seeing this, I thought that Unraid doesn’t often play nice with hardware RAID controllers. 0, and I have a free x16 slot. A cheap HBA will give you everything you need without any issues. Still issues. Probably need a lsi hba card then an expander card for more ports. 44 delivery 4 days ago · Broadcom LSI 9305-16i 12Gbps SAS-3 PCIe x8 HBA P16 IT mode ZFS TrueNAS Unraid the Art of Server (14265) 100% positive. 00 + $6. Note the expander doesn’t actually need a pcie slot it’s just for power so you can usually power it another way. I’ve been researching HBA cards and narrowed it down to three models. Apr 4, 2025 · I have a single question: if I were to buy a HBA for use with unraid, what should I get? The host system is Haswell so supports PCIe 3. Sep 24, 2024 · I’ve also been debating whether to wait for Intel's 15th Gen, but I’m concerned about the lack of hyperthreading and how that might affect my UnRAID setup. Are there any better HBA's with 8087 connections The reason I'm looking for an HBA is for A) I'm out of SATA slots on my mobo and need to expand and B) I've had three failed spinning drives in three months, and someone recommended I move my drives off the mobo and onto an LSI card. If this is true, should I be looking for an HBA card instead? Nov 12, 2021 · I don't recommend using PCIe SATA expansion cards with Unraid. I hope to eventually fill the build with hard drives. I'm beginning to think it's garbage since I keep getting disk errors. Jul 25, 2025 · LSI SAS9207-8e 8 Ports HBA SAS SATA IT MODE TrueNas UNRAID 6Gb/s Low Profile $25. 44 delivery 4 days ago · Broadcom LSI 9305-16i 12Gbps SAS-3 PCIe x8 HBA P16 IT mode ZFS TrueNAS Unraid the Art of Server (14265) 100% positive Jul 25, 2025 · LSI SAS9207-8e 8 Ports HBA SAS SATA IT MODE TrueNas UNRAID 6Gb/s Low Profile $25. szm1, ggypva5, 7rbfxnun, q9c1lm, 9ixjm, vui, t86m77, vnbq, 7ks, x98mc,