Hello,
I just bought an Intel S5000PAL: Pic of the board below from New Egg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?Image=13-121-037-02.jpg%2c13-121-037-03.jpg%2c13-121-03...S5000PALServer+Motherboard
What I didn't realize is that there are NO PCI Slots! I see PCIe and PCIx. I googled this info and looks like I have two choices for trying to find a SAS controller with either connector.
I am really confused here.
What would be a solid choice for my two SATA drives in RAID that are compatible with this mobo (mobo is on the HCL) and a SAS controller? The Intel RAID solutions seem to be insanely expensive if you buy them with the battery backup, around $600US! Ouch.
I would appreciate any info on a model with the compatible connector to the motherboard I bought.
Thanks!
