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If I have a motherboard and want to know if a card (in this case an LSI SAS controller card) will be compatible with it, how can I know for sure?

It physcially fits, has the right lane count (port has 16x, card needs 8x; Motherboard supports Gen 1, 2, 3, cards, this card is 8x rev 2.0).

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    PCI-E is PCI-E if your motherboard supports PCI-S devices then it supports the card, OS support, is another story.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Dec 18, 2017 at 13:52
  • What I have is an LSI external SAS controller, however its boot BIOS isn't showing up when the system boots up, motivating my question.
    – J Collins
    Commented Dec 18, 2017 at 14:07
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    The card is compatible with your motherboard
    – Ramhound
    Commented Dec 18, 2017 at 15:37
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    May this link of Hardware Compatibility helps you: wiki.lime-technology.com/Hardware_Compatibility
    – Omid PD
    Commented Dec 18, 2017 at 15:40

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The compatibility in this case came down to firmware version on the SAS controller card not working with the motherboard BIOS/UEFI. While I have no more information on why the old firmware was incompatible, an upgrade made the card usable. For more information, see these answers:

https://serverfault.com/questions/888663/compatibility-criteria-between-pcie-component-and-the-motherboard/889110

Is it meaningful to have an EFI/UEFI boot disk?

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