[weblacky]

Jwhat - Given how cheap these are on eBay @ ~$40 for a bare card. Would you be willing to start modding these and selling them on the marketplace? I don't own a Fuel (I do own Tezros, but there aren't any open drive bays in a Tezro) but I hope to someday. Given the low initial price. I wouldn't mind doing like $65-$75 for a modded (proven working with Irix out of the box) LSI SAS3442X-R and just have it for later, I mean the SATA interface alone makes it worth something to me.

You already have the PC, Firmware files, and flashing knowledge. Would you be willing to test the waters? Who knows what SGIs I'll run into in 5 years? I don't know of another SATA card anyway. So I'm sure you'll find others equally interested as time moves on.