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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/hardware@lemmy.ml

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!

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[-] Lem453@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago
[-] Platform27@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.

[-] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago
[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] WhereGrapesMayRule@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
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