From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?= Subject: Re: SATA chipset recomendations Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:08:08 +0200 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: References: <200406082012.58968.linux_mail@rozpooh.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids chris writes: > I want to setup a Linux software RAID 1 / Mirror array in the 2.6 > kernel. I am looking for feedback regarding the best supported SATA > chipsets. Do any of these cards stick out as having better driver > support? Can you reccommend another card I have not mentioned? > > (I am not wanting to spend the big bucks on hardware RAID, so I am no= t much=20 > interested the expensive 3Ware or Adaptec cards) > > Promise SATA150 TX4 ~ $65 > (I don't really need 4 ports, but, I would not mind having them for f= uture=20 > use) > > Highpoint Rocket 1520 ~ $35 I'm using a Highpoint RocketRAID 1540 without any problems. There have been reports on this list from others having strange problems with Rocket 1540 (no fakeraid) cards. FWIW, my card is in a slightly aging Alpha machine, which means that the BIOS on the card is pretty much ignored. --=20 M=E5ns Rullg=E5rd mru@kth.se - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html