Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:35 -0800 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Support for SAS/SATA non-RAID adapters Message-ID: <b269bc570911181111x1ce8c2a8qbff1c241ef196194@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20091118181008.GA16741@icarus.home.lan> References: <b269bc570911171629l394171dau4acac00383b5e2bc@mail.gmail.com> <20091118101706.780938ba.gerrit@pmp.uni-hannover.de> <b269bc570911180856nabf15b7k128e7b7a41b01d79@mail.gmail.com> <20091118180939.2691c2cd.gerrit@pmp.uni-hannover.de> <4B0430BF.4010201@barryp.org> <20091118180027.GA16477@icarus.home.lan> <20091118181008.GA16741@icarus.home.lan>
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On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> wrote: > By the way, I'll add that the AOC-USASLP-L8i is **not** compatible with > the UIO riser/adapter for the X7SBi. =C2=A0This should be apparent just f= rom > examining the location of the PCIe x8 slot on the RAID card vs. =C2=A0whe= re > the CSE-RR1U-ELi PCIe x8 slot is located. > > You'll find what boards the AOC-USASLP-L8i is compatible with, UIO > riser-wise, here: > > http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-USASLP-L8i.cfm > > So in general, make sure whatever Supermicro card (RAID, Ethernet, SAS, > SCSI, whatever) you're going with is indeed compatible with whatever > Supermicro board you stick it in. > > Best thing to do is contact Supermicro Technical Support and ask. =C2=A0T= heir > TS folks are better than average; I can get full specifications for ICs > out of them, while I've never been able to achieve this with Tyan. > Rackable (who uses Tyan mainboards) might have better luck. =C2=A0:-) Ah, in that case, it's not a solution for us. We use Tyan motherboards for pretty much everything, and have never had any luck with any kind of riser card, whether it be in a standard PCI slot or a PCI-X slot. --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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