Recent content by RedFox_Nightfox

after learning what LSI HBA SAS and IT (Initiator Target) mode means, yeah that seems like the best option. Thanks.

Thank you @fzabkar for saving me a buttload of money, swapping out the pcb did work. now to find the money to do that to the rest of my drives.

Not running RAID or JBOD, just a data hoarder with several smaller drives. Unfortunately, with this new motherboard, I only have 4 sata ports, and I have 10 sata drives + 1 optical drive, and only have a x1 slot available to put it in, or an M.2 slot. I'm trying to find the cheapest way to be...

I am trying to determine if my motherboard will recognize a different SATA expansion card via PCIe, or should I be getting an M.2 expansion card.

the motherboard is not detecting it at all due to some sort of incompatibility. I've read that this card is not compatible with the newest motherboards that support DDR5 and the AM5 socket. the slot is PCIe 4.0 x1, the card is PCIe 3.0 x1

my CPU is AMD, not Intel. also, I do not have access to a different pc.

I ran the bios update. I don't know of any pcie updates. Never heard of that before, and there was nothing like that on the support website for bois/driver downloads

I have been using a BEYIMEI PCIe 1X SATA Card 10 Ports, 6 Gbps PCI Express 3.0 to SATA 3.0 Controller Expansion Card on my old motherboard, but when I switched to my new Asus, I found that it is too old for the new board, as a review on amazon had the same problem with a different newer...

So I guess I contact the hdd-parts.com (which has a new store page at hddgeek.com ) and get the info to send the drive to them to make the pcb transfer, right? it would be using this? https://hddgeek.com/products/any-pcb-and-firmware-transfer

Here is the board for the drive I am most concerned about

I need to get a screwdriver set that can unscrew it, as I only have a few torx, and they are not the right size to do anything. I will try and pick up a set tomorrow.

They are definitely cheaper than going through geek squad for data recovery. Thank you for the tip.

Here is the main hdd that has the most important data

if it requires any soldering or de-soldering, I can't, as my hands are very shaky. will upload photos later today of the main drive that had the most important data.

That sounds out of my ability.