having SMART work is probably a good idea
Note that some (most?) of the USB-to-SATA bridges do not provide
access to SMART, at least not on FreeBSD. Also can't turn off
the write buffer, and no NCQ, and pathetically slow.
I have the Silicon Image 3132 which is PCIe-x1 with 2 sata ports.
Not
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Sent: Mon, April 9, 2012 1:32:17 PM
Subject: Re: PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation
Moritz writes:
Can you (or someone else for that matter) recommend any decent PCI-X
controller for use in serious environments
I heard Silicon Image cards are supposed to be good
Hello Stephane,
Just wondering, do you (or anyone else) know whether there are PCI-X
SATA controllers with only 4 Ports with less issues than the ones
already mentioned? :-)
Maybe 4 are enough after all...
Thanks,
Moritz
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On 04/09/2012 12:28 PM, Moritz Wilhelmy wrote:
Hello Stephane,
Just wondering, do you (or anyone else) know whether there are PCI-X
SATA controllers with only 4 Ports with less issues than the ones
already mentioned? :-)
Maybe 4 are enough after all...
there are some with sil-chips and SAS
