Re: PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation

2012-04-17 Thread Dieter BSD
> 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. >> N

Re: PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation

2012-04-17 Thread Moritz Wilhelmy
Hi again, First off, sorry for the huge delay. On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 16:32:17 -0400, Dieter BSD wrote: > 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

Re: PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation

2012-04-10 Thread Jin Guojun
, 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 t

Re: PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation

2012-04-09 Thread Dieter BSD
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? > Just wondering, do you (or anyone else) know whether there are PCI-X > SATA controllers with only 4 Port

Re: PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation

2012-04-09 Thread Michael Fuckner
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 o

PCI-X SATA (non HW-RAID) controller recommendation

2012-04-09 Thread Moritz Wilhelmy
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 ___ freebsd-hardware@