From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Gigabyte i-Ram cards Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:24:38 -0500 Message-ID: <441F63E6.2090204@garzik.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:12263 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030270AbWCUCYn (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:24:43 -0500 Received: from cpe-065-190-194-075.nc.res.rr.com ([65.190.194.75] helo=[10.10.10.99]) by mail.dvmed.net with esmtpsa (Exim 4.52 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1FLWY3-0006D5-Jj for linux-ide@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:24:43 +0000 Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" While responding to email related to Bugzilla# 6163 [1], I took a look at the Gigabyte i-Ram[2]: PCI card, where PCI only provides power to some DIMMs. Data xfer to/from DIMMs via SATA cable. So, at current prices[3] one can get a 1GB Solid State Disk for US$206: US$153 for the card, and US$53 for 1GB pc2700 ddr. I'm impressed. I ordered one to help debug BZ#6163, but I think these cards will help expose bugs in libata due to their high speed. With these cards, we can push more data through libata than would normally be possible with a standard disk drive. I've seen these for PATA before, but this is the first inexpensive SATA SSD that I've seen. Let's hope its not riddled with hardware bugs . Jeff P.S. Full disclosure: I've had no contact with Gigabyte at all, nor has Red Hat (my employer) to the best of my knowledge. I just like the gadget. [1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6163 [2] http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Storage/Default.aspx [3] http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=929424