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Hi, im a bit new to homelabbing, and recently bought a server - on a second hand market. The computer came with the following component, but im a bit unsure what it does exactly. It was sitting in one of the GPU slots on the Motherboard. I feel like it has something to do with adding HDDs. Could somebody please clarify this one for me? Much appreciated!
Looks like an SAS expansion board. Those SAS port can be used to run 4 SATA hard drives. Google SAS to SATA for more info.
The model number of the board will allow someone to point you more specific instructions.
Thanks!
Others have done a good job at explaining what this is. Though, a quick tip.
If you’re ever unsure about what a component is, do a quick search for what those chips are. In this case, I see several Asmedia asm1061. In 5 minutes you should know more about that component.
That's the great thing about PCIe: could be anything. But until we get a closer look at those two ports at the bottom, there's really no way of telling. They could be SATA ports.
SATA controller allowing you to mount up to 8 SATA drives: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Port-SATA-PCIe-8P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD/dp/B09FY9FBTN/ref=asc_df_B09FY9FBTN/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=615968724865&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6203069971800255404&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001888&hvtargid=pla-1436279603686&psc=1&mcid=73e07cd72e043cf484f7017f727aa893&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqsitBhDlARIsAGMR1RjXEvEKUlY2J1IcADVA6nJgUKgk_GMoUTi9mJ_LxVraqDizTRH5vsUaAoLFEALw_wcB