Magma ExpressBox EB3T-DB User Manual - Controller Card Installation
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15. Secure all drive trays.
Next step is to install the controller card. A controller card can be a RAID or Non-RAID PCIe card. If you are
planning on setting up a RAID configuration you need a RAID controller card. Otherwise, a simple HBA PCie
controller will work.
Magma does not sell a PCIe controller card. There are several companies such as ATTO, Areca, Adaptec and
Startec and etc. that manufacture these type of cards.
ATTO and ARECA are the two most common controller cards that are compatible with EB3T expansion unit.
Controller Card Installation
Use a disk controller card that can support 4 drives. We recommend using Areca Controller card or a PCIe controller card that is
supported by Windows Operating system and Apple Mac OS X. for Mac OS, make sure it has an Apple Thunderbolt compatible
driver. Below are pictures of two Arecas PCIe Controller cards.
3. 8-port Controller card support 8 drives.
4. 4-port Controller card support 4 drives.