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PCIe x4 expansion issues
So I have been working on replacing the ReadyNAS os with FreeNAS and have gotten stuck on one thing... the PCIe x4 slot. The process to install FreeNAS on my ReadyNAS Pro (6 drive) is fairly simple...
So after the long wait the x4 PCIe riser cable has shown up (from China). Trying both x1 and x4 cards the system will not boot up. Even the cable alone in the slot prevents the system from powering on. Now I am pretty convinced they connected some pins in a special way so only their cards work.
Since I am not interested in searching around for driver(s) for their proprietary card (and since I cut their connector card) my last option is ethernet over USB...
For anyone else who wants to try this I would make sure to update the BIOS first to see if that makes a difference.
There are plenty of USB connections on the MoBo so I don't doubt this will work but with USB 2.0 having a max speed of 480 Mbit/s I don't expect very good speed even with two adapters...
Since I am not interested in searching around for driver(s) for their proprietary card (and since I cut their connector card) my last option is ethernet over USB...
For anyone else who wants to try this I would make sure to update the BIOS first to see if that makes a difference.
There are plenty of USB connections on the MoBo so I don't doubt this will work but with USB 2.0 having a max speed of 480 Mbit/s I don't expect very good speed even with two adapters...
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