From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Raz Ben-Jehuda(caro)" Subject: Re: suggestions for SATA controllers (PCI-X or PCI-E), e.g. Highpoint, wanted Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:28:08 +0300 Message-ID: <5d96567b05091804284cc45c1c@mail.gmail.com> References: <43259840.2000402@naa.net> <432D306A.5030700@dtbb.net> Reply-To: raziebe@gmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: In-Reply-To: <432D306A.5030700@dtbb.net> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Tyler Cc: schmidt@naa.net, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids > > Has anyone experience with a Highpoint SATA raid controller like the > > 1820A? I have. and it sucks so badly. On 9/18/05, Tyler wrote: > Norman Schmidt wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Has anyone experience with a Highpoint SATA raid controller like the > > 1820A? > > > > The reason why I ask: > > > > We want to build a server with software raid with more than 4 SATA > > drives (only on the data partition side). We will probably use > > software raid 6 for it, but need a PCI-X or PCI-Express SATA > > controller with at least six ports. The mentioned one is one that > > could probably do the job and is not too expensive. We would not use > > the Highpoint raid firmware, but misuse the card only as SATA host > > adapter. > > > > Has abybody used a card like that for this or can anyone sugest a > > better (cheap) solution in the USD 200 region? > > > > Thanks for your comments, Norman. > > Anyone....? going once... .... > > Tyler. > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 9/16/2005 > > - > 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 > -- Raz