I'm fairly new to high-capacity HDDs; my last purchase was an 8TB Ironwolf, which I thought would take much longer to fill. Recently, I decided to buy a Seagate Exos 30TB drive. When I connected it to my motherboard (Asus Prime M360M-A), it didn't work, so I reached out for advice. It turns out I need an LSI HBA card because my motherboard struggles with 4Kn technology. I bought the LSI HBA card, but it didn't improve the situation, so I unplugged everything and reverted to the original setup. Now I'm unsure whether I should return everything or if there's a chance I can still use the drive. Here's what I've purchased: Seagate Exos M ST30000NM004K and LSI SAS 9300 16i card.
2 Answers
Have you made sure to connect the larger SATA power connector to the HDD? Sometimes that's the missing piece with drives not spinning up or being recognized.
What's the specific issue? Is the drive spinning at all? If your motherboard isn't using Intel's RAID mode, it should work with 4Kn drives. I suggest double-checking connections.
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