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From: Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>
Subject: Re: What hardware for RAID5? (PCIe controller or fast onboard)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:53:54 +0100
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Dexter Filmore <Dexter.Filmore@gmx.de> writes:

> I want to upgrade server hardware here, currently I have 5 Samsungs (sATA II) 
> sitting on the onboard controller of an Asus K8N-E Socket754 board.
> I guess the controller chips are both connected via PCI hence performance 
> isn't really hot.
>
> Basically I need either a board with at least 6x sATA-II attached via PCIe or 
> a "dumb" PCIe 4x or 8x controller card.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Dex

Anything that is not pci. PCIe or PCI-X will both be way
faster. Server boards with 6x SATA-II onboard are hard to miss. And
any cheap PCIe/PCI-X controler will probably do.

One important thing to think about is hotplug support. Do you need it
or not?

Look for a board and then check out http://linux-ata.org/ for support.

MfG
        Goswin