On Thursday 16 September 2010 04:18:07 Modulok wrote: > List, > > I have an old box I want to turn into a file server backup machine. > Unfortunately, the mainboard has only PATA headers. I do have three > PCI slots though, so I was looking at a PCI SATA controller card that > will get along with FreeBSD without a fuss. Nothing fancy, just > something inexpensive that I can plug a few SATA drives into. Then > I'll create a graid3 with them, or mess around with ZFS. Anyone using > something worth a recommendation? > > Thanks! > -Modulok- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
There are IDE to SATA converters. You plug it directly into the IDE connector and on the other end you have a SATA150 plug. I've been using one here on my home server for about 1,5 years without any problem. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winfoes FREE) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"