From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steven Haigh Subject: Recommended pci-e 1x SATA cards. Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:31:26 +1000 Message-ID: <4DA6CCFE.8020708@crc.id.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids I'm looking at adding a couple of SATA ports to my home server and figure its probably better to get a 1x pci-e card instead of using the PCI bus. Has anyone got any recommendations on cheap pci-e SATA cards that work well with linux? Any comments on these? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PCI-E-PCIE-RAID-Express-Card-SATA-II-Controller-A24-/220762966195?pt=AU_Computer_Components_Controller_Cards&hash=item33667f88b3 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PCI-E-PCIE-RAID-Express-Card-2-SATA-II-2-eSATA-A25-/300543913241?pt=AU_Components&hash=item45f9d02d19 This is a jMicron adapter - but I haven't heard much good or bad about them. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PCI-E-PCIE-Express-Card-2-SATA-RAID-II-Controller-/260745100434?pt=AU_Computer_Components_Controller_Cards&hash=item3cb59e7c92 Any others that people recommend? -- Steven Haigh Email: netwiz@crc.id.au Web: http://www.crc.id.au Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897 Fax: (03) 8338 0299 There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. -- Admiral William Halsey