From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Fjellstrom Subject: Re: recommended 4port SATA controller ? Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:02:47 -0600 Message-ID: <200909171702.47552.tfjellstrom@shaw.ca> References: <4AB22135.7030405@kaneda.iguw.tuwien.ac.at> Reply-To: tfjellstrom@shaw.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: John Bridges Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids On Thu September 17 2009, John Bridges wrote: > I'm a fan of the SuperMicro AOC-SAT2-MV8, great card. > http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SAT2-MV8.cfm > > It's an 8 port PCI-X card, works in both PCI and PCI-X slots. > > SATA2 > > Drivers for Linux are stable, built in. > Have you had any experience with the AOC-SASLP-MV8? I've got one and have been having no end of issues with it under linux. > You can disable the BIOS to put a LOT of cards into a single machine > (I have four in one machine). > > Costs about $100 > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815121009 > > Reliable card from a real company. > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:44 AM, Rainer Fuegenstein > > wrote: > > hi, > > > > I need to move my 4 disk raid5 array from a motherboard with 4 onboard > > SATA ports to a mainboard with just 2 ports. therefore I'm looking for a > > reliable and inexpensive 4port PCI controller. > > > > the less raid features it has the better since I fear that a raid > > controller may initially write some management informationen (signatures > > etc.) to the disks and therefore damage the linux raid5 setup. > > > > And, if possible, it should have low power consumption since it is about > > to be used in a small server powered by photovoltaic panels. > > > > any recommendations aprreciated. > > > > thanks and best regards. > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- Thomas Fjellstrom tfjellstrom@shaw.ca