Re: [Spam] Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-27 Thread JRS
TED]> To: CW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; The Hardware List Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:04:14 AM Subject: Re: [Spam] Re: [H] SATA controller Thank you for the detailed comparison. I think that I will just spring the $20 for NASLite. I am hoping to run it with 4x500G SATA drives in a RAID 5 c

Re: [Spam] Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-27 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thank you for the detailed comparison. I think that I will just spring the $20 for NASLite. I am hoping to run it with 4x500G SATA drives in a RAID 5 configuration. My concern has been finding a SATA card that will work with either distro. I thought I had found a card but it does not support

[Spam] Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-26 Thread CW
Here are the big advantages of NasLite over FreeNAS: (1) Considerably, and I mean -CONSIDERABLY- faster data transfers. How much faster? Here's some Disc Wriggler scores: --- Here's a snippet from my Diskwriggler tests using 500 HD frames unde

RE: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread Greg Sevart
Well, just to be painfully clear, SIIG <> Silicon Image, but SIIG does tend to use Silicon Image ICs. - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JRS Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:15 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] SATA controlle

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread JRS
AIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:35:00 AM Subject: Re: [H] SATA controller Silicon Image == SIIG? Sorry to ask so many questions, I just want to make sure I get the right thing. How about this one? http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SC-SA4

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 11:35 AM 4/24/2007, you wrote: Silicon Image == SIIG? Sorry to ask so many questions, I just want to make sure I get the right thing. How about this one? http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SC-SA4R12-S2-DT&cat=CCD g

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 11:14 AM 4/24/2007, you wrote: Where did you find these $19.99 controllers? Do you know if they would work with NASLite or FreeNAS? g I bought them from GoGoCost. Corny name, I know but I haven't noticed any hanky panky with my orders or my CC : http://www.gogocost.com/xcart/catalog/Ser

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread Gary Udstrand
th naslite Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: "Gary Udstrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:14:30 To:"The Hardware List" Subject: Re: [H] SATA controller Where did you find these $19.99 controllers? Do you kno

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread tmservo
Any silicon image 100% work with naslite Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: "Gary Udstrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:14:30 To:"The Hardware List" Subject: Re: [H] SATA controller Where did you find the

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread Gary Udstrand
Where did you find these $19.99 controllers? Do you know if they would work with NASLite or FreeNAS? g On 4/23/07, Jin-Wei Tioh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 06:31 PM 4/23/2007, you wrote: >Promise doesn't make great anything. I've had much better luck with generic >cards using Silicon Image c

RE: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 06:31 PM 4/23/2007, you wrote: Promise doesn't make great anything. I've had much better luck with generic cards using Silicon Image chips. Eh, their Ultra100 and Ultra133 controllers were okay. At least they worked in pairs ;) The generic Silicon Image SATA controllers are great though -

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Bryan Seitz
nything. I've had much better luck with generic > cards using Silicon Image chips. > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 1:35 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject

RE: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Greg Sevart
Promise doesn't make great anything. I've had much better luck with generic cards using Silicon Image chips. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 1:35 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re

RE: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Hayes Elkins
Silicon Image and Marvell are what intel sometimes uses on their own retail boards. I would make sure that the board you pick has active driver development/support for Vista. From: "Gary Udstrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: "The Hardware List" Subject: [H] SATA cont

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Bryan Seitz
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:51:01AM -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote: > I could be convinced to use NASLite. :-) What advantage does it offer over > FreeNAS? Would its use make a difference on the SATA controller > recomendation? > > BTW, thanks for the info! I really appreciate it! > Promise make

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
I could be convinced to use NASLite. :-) What advantage does it offer over FreeNAS? Would its use make a difference on the SATA controller recomendation? BTW, thanks for the info! I really appreciate it! g On 4/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Or a silicon image on a ca

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread tmservo
Or a silicon image on a card I know works with freenas. (Naslite is -so- much better, but that's a different story) Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: "Gary Udstrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:23:33 To:"The Hardware List" Subject:

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread tmservo
Find one of the PNY S-cures. The company that makes the chip is dead now but its totally native in everything I've ever tried. Totally transparent. Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: "Gary Udstrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:23:33