Re: Recommended pci-e 1x SATA cards.

[Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com>]

Brad Campbell put forth on 4/17/2011 12:44 AM:

> Hells bells, there is even a case that Roman pointed to where the
> precise controller you recommend as being of suitable quality
> demonstrates the exact fault we are talking about, and you try to blame
> the copy program or the Windows driver.
> 
> There appears to be an insidious flaw in these chips that only manifests
> itself under "perfect storm" conditions, but when it does it silently
> eats your data.

I've been in the hardware game a long time, and all the evidence I'm
seeing WRT this silent data corruption issue points simply to QC, not a
chip design flaw.  If the problem were a chip design flaw, we'd see far
more widespread reporting, as millions of this chip have shipped into
the marketplace.

The fact that the Russian with 5 cards purchased in Dubai could
routinely demonstrate this problem with 2 of 5 identical cards, and
never on the other 3, points directly to a board QC isue.  Again, if the
problem were a design flaw in the IC itself, all 5 cards would have
exhibited the problem.

-- 
Stan