Oh ok, that makes sense. Thanks I appreciate the help.
Hopefully my drives are good, will be a pain to ship them back...
I saw mixed reviews on the controller you suggested, some people say it gets very hot.
My case is limited on space and noise is also an issue so heat = bad in this build.
only using 2 120mm noctua silent fans larg cpu heatsink and soon fanless zalman vga cooler
have you ever tride areca controllers? the one I am thinking about is this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816131001