LSI 9211-8i

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Those carry sideband signals(the extra wire...) which needs support by the initiator(adapter). I don't think the 9211-* has it; nothing in the literature about it. The 9260-* might support it but since LSI does not provide cables w/ sideband in the kit I kinda doubt it. Sideband signal carries information about the drives -not extremely important to most applications.
Since it is connected to the SFF-8087 connector it could cause incompatibility if it is not supported by the adapter. Then again it could be just a null...
I still would not risk it without definitive info from LSI one way or the other.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-112-_-Product is $256 shipped. Only ~ $239 at Provantage. Brand new adapters too cause they just got a supply in on Friday ...
I like Newegg -they are "Eggcellent", , but they are missing the boat on the SFF drives, SATA|SAS600 adapters and accessories. iguess their stock of 3.5" SATA 1|2 stuff is just too big...

oh sweet. So these cables you posted for $16 are the ones? 239+16 $255 total sounds amazing. right now I'm on newegg looking for a new board for this. I am torn because I have 2 x 2gb kits of ddr3 for high voltage and a good eplida 2 x 1gb kit for benching. these are all spec around 1.8v. which was great for 775 but for 1156 and am3 its too hot. I've almost had it with AMD at this point but I have 2x x2 550 and an x4 965 c3. then I have these summit drives here which are probably ready to go on ebay. I could get a cheap open box am3 board on newegg for now until all the new chipsets come soon out and keep using the 965 c3 and the summits or just sell the summits, all the am3 cpus, the board, and buy a cheap socket 775 chip and run it in a rampage extreme I have mounted the wall as decoration. or I just go back to the crappy raid performance on the sb750 until something better comes along. The problem is I want to sell this hardware while its still worth something. man this is probably the worst time to be buying hardware cuz all the new tech is days away. what should I do? anyone have a 775 chip for me for this rampage extreme?
EDIT>>>

newegg got the card and are shipping a replacement 92604i. I also just scored a pair of brand new 64gb ultradrive ME for $350 bux which are identical to vertex series. -- the summits are going on ebay tonight.