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Date:      Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:22:24 +0100
From:      Patrick Proniewski <patpro@patpro.net>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Adaptec 1405 on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <511CEEC9-7721-4E51-AD7C-A98E59299F07@patpro.net>
In-Reply-To: <4AFDBBA7.8010505@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <1258136580.00183277.1258123203@10.7.7.3> <4AFDBAEB.2020903@FreeBSD.org> <4AFDBBA7.8010505@FreeBSD.org>

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On 13 nov. 2009, at 21:03, Alexander Motin wrote:

> Alexander Motin wrote:
>> Patrick Proniewski wrote:
>>> Any PCIe card suggestion is appreciated.
>>
>> FreeBSD 6.x is already legacy. If you are building something new, you
>> should look forward. What I have tested:
>> - SiI3124-based - fast and functional. It is actually PCI-X one, but
>> there are many boards with built-in PCIe bridges.
>> - two SiI3132-based (Adaptec 1420SA and many others) - as cheap =20
>> PCIe x1
>
> Oops, I meant Adaptec 1220SA here ^^^.
>
>> alternative (max 150MB/s per card). These two better supported with =20=

>> new
>> siis(4) driver on 8.0, but should work on 7.x with ata(4), haven't
>> looked lower.
>> - First generation of SiI chips (SiI3114). They are quite old - SATA1
>> and PCI, but they are long-time supported and they take all possible
>> from PCI bus, and in 66MHz PCI-X slot can give even more. But I have
>> heard some negative comments about them.
>> - Supermicro SAT2-MV8 on Marvell - recently tested it on 8.0, =20
>> supported
>> in 7.x and probably before. Adaptec 1420SA is from the same series. =20=

>> But
>> they are PCI-X (tested it in PCI).
>> - Adaptec 1430SA - PCIe, based on newer Marvell chip. Added basic
>> support recently to 8-STABLE. Not supported before.
>> - most of chipset-integrated controllers (Intel, NVidia) are really =20=

>> not
>> bad when working in AHCI mode (they are not limited by bus speed).
>> - JMicron-based PCIe x1 adapters. They are cheap, AHCI-compatible and
>> not so bad, but limited by bus speed at about 180MB/s per card.

I've just found this:
<http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=3D249090#>;

Does anybody has given this card a try?
Unfortunately I can't find the brand of the chip they are using=85

pat=

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