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From: "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb@×××××××××.net>
To: Bill Roberts <billbalt@×××××××××××××.com>, gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Sata Controllers and drives
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:57:11
Message-Id: 200601092248.43792.brettholcomb@bellsouth.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Sata Controllers and drives by Bill Roberts
1 That is very nice to know. I like the price <G>. Thank you for this and the
2 drive info.
3
4 On Monday 09 January 2006 10:35, Bill Roberts wrote:
5 > I just bought this sata controller:
6 >
7 > SYBA SY-VIA-150 PCI SATA /IDE Combo Controller Card, Non Raid
8 >
9 > Cost was $11.60 at Newegg. Gives you two satas, one ide. Only has one sata
10 > cable with it, and you will need sata power-adapters, depending on the sata
11 > drives you buy. Works well with the following kernel settings.
12 >
13 > CONFIG_SCSI=y
14 > CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y
15 > CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_VIA=y
16 > CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX=y
17 >
18 > Good luck.
19 >
20 > Bill Roberts
21 >
22 > On 20:50 Sun 08 Jan , Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
23 > > I have a system I need to upgrade from SCSI with an Adaptec 3210S RAID
24 > > (I'm using HItachi nee IBM SCSI Ultrastor drives which aren't holding up
25 > > too well) and am looking at going with SATA. Some input from the those
26 > > with recommendations or experiences would be appreciated.
27 > >
28 > > 1. SATA Controllers - I see a bunch listed in menuconfig but what have
29 > > you found to work? Is Promise any good? What are some good brands
30 > >
31 > > 2. Sata drives - what have you found to be reliable and work well. I've
32 > > crossed Hitachi off my list because of my experience with the
33 > > Ultrastores.
34 > >
35 > > Thank you.
36 > >
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38 > >
39 > > Brett I. Holcomb
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