> Just make sure to get one that runs in IT mode or you have to mess with the firmware. In case some people wonder what "IT mode" is, as I used to some years a

> Just make sure to get one that runs in IT mode or you have to mess with the firmware. In case some people wonder what "IT mode" is, as I used to some years ago, what you basically want is a card that will expose the drives directly to the OS, as opposed to "volumes". In other terms, if the card is a RAID controller, it may insist on you creating arrays and only expose those. You can circumvent it by creating single-drive arrays, but it's a pain. Some cards can do both, but it's usually not advertised. Non-RAID cards also tend to be cheaper. Others (usually LSI) can be flashed with a non-RAID firmware, but again, it's less of a hassle to not have to do it.