hey all. i got a used r720xd i’m using as a truenas scale box at home.
i got a pcie m.2 expansion card that causes problems when the system boots.
for a long time i thought it was a problem with flashing the h710 mini card. but relised it was the sata card.
right now when the boot ask me to start configuration utility (ctrl c) it boots fine. but no config utility.
anyone know how to fix this? getting old every time i reboot to go hit ctrl c at the right time. also the card works fine and i can use the m.2 ssds in truenas
it can be had much cheaper on ebay, but is also available new on amazon. and it requires a pcie slot thats physically x8, but it will run on four lanes electrically
theres nothing else i would feel comfortable recommending. all the sata cards i’ve tried are pretty finicky
if your m.2 slot is keyed for sata flash drives as well, there are some m.2 to 5 (or 6) sata port adapters that shouldnt be too problematic. no specific product to recommend tho