Re: SiI3112 Controller Question

2006-03-31 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Richard P. Koett wrote: Thanks Alex. I did check Google before posting but nothing I read was very recent. I was curious if things had improved since newer firmware and newer versions of FreeBSD had come along. I'll go with the HPT controller. Everything I read on the mailing lists said that

Re: SiI3112 Controller Question

2006-03-30 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Mar 30, 2006, at 5:45 PM, Richard P. Koett wrote: Garance A Drosihn wrote: At 1:51 PM -0800 3/30/06, Richard P. Koett wrote: Some quick questions: 1) Are these SiI3112 controllers any good? They suck. They are horrible. They are very cheap to buy -- and are overpriced after you add in a

RE: SiI3112 Controller Question

2006-03-30 Thread Richard P. Koett
Garance A Drosihn wrote: > At 1:51 PM -0800 3/30/06, Richard P. Koett wrote: >> Some quick questions: >> >> 1) Are these SiI3112 controllers any good? > > They suck. > They are horrible. > They are very cheap to buy -- and are overpriced after > you add in all the aggravation they provide. > > D

RE: SiI3112 Controller Question

2006-03-30 Thread Richard P. Koett
Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > Richard P. Koett wrote: > >> 1) Are these SiI3112 controllers any good? I have the option of >> using a HighPoint HPT372 instead but was planning to use that >> elsewhere. >> >> > A simple google for "sil3112 freebsd" will return you plenty of > responses which will provi

Re: SiI3112 Controller Question

2006-03-30 Thread Garance A Drosihn
At 1:51 PM -0800 3/30/06, Richard P. Koett wrote: Some quick questions: 1) Are these SiI3112 controllers any good? They suck. They are horrible. They are very cheap to buy -- and are overpriced after you add in all the aggravation they provide. Don't waste your time on them. Buy a real SATA

Re: SiI3112 Controller Question

2006-03-30 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Richard P. Koett wrote: 1) Are these SiI3112 controllers any good? I have the option of using a HighPoint HPT372 instead but was planning to use that elsewhere. A simple google for "sil3112 freebsd" will return you plenty of responses which will provide an answer to your question - which is