Comes with the mini SAS connectors and LSI SAS3008 It-Mode listed below


LSI SAS3008  IT-Mode PCI-E 3.0 SATA / SAS SAS3 12Gb/s

Use this with the NAS, insert this into a PCIe 3x8 socket on your pc and connect it with the NAS to use it.

The SAS 3008 has two (x4) internal mini SAS connectors (SFF8643) backwards compatible with previous SAS and PCIe generations through automatic negotiation, and provide SAS data transfer rates of 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s per lane, and SATA data transfer rates of 6 and 3Gb/s per lane. Avago Technologies provides a broad suite of industry standard operating system drivers


Key Features

■ Eight/four ports of 12Gb/s SAS + SATA ports

■ Eight lanes of PCI Express 3.0

■ Mini-SAS HD connectors

■ SAS 3008 12Gb/s SAS+SATA controller

■ Supports SSDs, HDDs, and tape drives

■ Supports to 128  HDDs by daisy chain connection



Key Advantages

■ 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0 provides fast signaling for high bandwidth applications

■ High performance with 12Gb/s SAS data transfer rates


36 Bays HDD shelf with user replaceable power supply

There are 3 12GB expansion boards. They support hot plug.

It support SATA drives and SAS drives

You can run unraid on it.

This was custom made from server parts, it is very durable and reliable. It's designed for continues working.

Reliable HDD shelf works with LSI SAS3008. Started working from 02Feb2023 without any issue.

See the screen capture of system log


come with manual speed controller fan at the back.

Can add your own expansion unites to this.