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GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller

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GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« on: August 04, 2010, 08:11:59 am »
Hi All,

I am just wondering if the Gigabyle GA-H55N-USB3's x16 PCI-E slot will support any PCI-E x8 devices, especially the Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID adapter which I plan to install.

The reason I am asking this is because I am an unhappy owner of a Zotac H55 Mini-ITX board which has a crippled x16 PCI-E slot which only support graphics cards and very few TV tuner cards. 

If the Gigabyte x16 PCI-E port works with any x8 PCI-E devices then I am making the switch right away.

Thanks for all of your help in advance.

Best regards,

Ian


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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2010, 08:45:44 am »
From what I can find out it is a fully functioning PCIe 2.0 slot. The specs list it as:
1.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
and this is confirmed in the manual. Therefore it should function fine with an x8 card.
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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2010, 09:28:04 am »
Hi Dark Mantis,

Thank you for the prompt reply!
I am going to make the switch then.
Thanks again.


Best,

Ian

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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2010, 09:30:19 am »
All the best with your switch over and I hope it all goes smoothly, if not you know where we are.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2010, 04:57:23 pm »
Hi Dark Mantis,

I've got the H55N-USB3, and it works with my Adaptec 5805 PCI-E x8 RAID controller.

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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2010, 05:22:34 pm »
Excellent news. Just glad I was right ;)
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2011, 10:41:25 am »
Dark Mantis, did you tried to install Adaptec controller personally?
I'm going to purchase 2405...

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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2011, 12:23:55 pm »
Dark Mantis, did you tried to install Adaptec controller personally?
I'm going to purchase 2405...

Sorry Ivar, not from personal experience. Let us know how you get on. Good luck.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

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Re: GA-H55N-USB3 Supports of Adaptec PCI-E x8 RAID Controller
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2011, 06:31:52 am »
So, it works.
GA-H55N-USB3
Adaptec 2405 (PCE x8)
i5-680 (box cooler(from i7-860))
8Gb RAM,
WD10EARS x2 in RAID 1 bootable
CFI Group CFI-A9849 220W
« Last Edit: February 17, 2011, 06:35:13 am by Ivar »