If you don't need RAID then the SATA ports should enough. If you need/want RAID then I would suggest a hardware controller over Windows RAID. The only validated hardware RAID controllers aside from the S300 are the H200 and SAS6iR.
Hello all I have two poweredge r210 (not version II) and i have added two Samsung Pro SSD's in place of the original mechanical drive. I used SATA cables to bypass the PERC controller, because I don't believe that is compatible with SSD's or upgrading to WinServer 2012. I pulled out (what I think is) the PERC controller, but on boot up, information about the PERC S100-S300 and CTRL-R to configure it. Is this normal?Thanks Doug
Poweredge R210