Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:48:37 -0000 (GMT) From: "Dominic Marks" <dom@helenmarks.co.uk> To: "Artem Kuchin" <matrix@itlegion.ru> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Need really cheap IDE mirroring PCI controlled for FreebBSD 4.10 Message-ID: <49336.192.168.15.3.1109854117.squirrel@www.helenmarks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <00b101c51fd1$3fd448f0$0c00a8c0@artem> References: <20050302104641.44708.qmail@web54004.mail.yahoo.com> <20050302111457.GB97448@pc5-179.lri.fr> <024601c51f33$eda69e40$0c00a8c0@artem> <57d7100005030221505d8ff1b2@mail.gmail.com> <00b101c51fd1$3fd448f0$0c00a8c0@artem>
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Artem Kuchin said: > pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 17:27:07 +0300, Artem Kuchin <matrix@itlegion.ru> >> wrote: >>> Can anybody recommend cheap IDE mirroring PCI (2.0, not 2.1 or 2.2) >>> controller with just 2 IDE ports which works fine with FreeBSD 4.10 ? >>> >>> It is to be installed on a very old motherboard (1998) and two 40GB >>> IDE driver (more or less modern ones, at least not used ones for >>> sure). >> >> sorry I don't know of any really cheap one's off hand, altho I do have >> experience with 3Ware RAID cards on 4.x. They seemed to work well, >> and they are less expensive than proper SCSI cards...altho slower. If >> cost really an issue would it be worth mirroring your disks in >> software via VINUM? > > Well, i don't trust software raids. But 3ware is probably one of the most > expensive raid 0,1 controllers. There must be something around 40$ which > freebsd supports. Does anyone known any model? Highpoint Rocket RAID ATA-133 which I found in the catalogue of a UK computer parts retailer seems to be what you want. 2 channel ATA-133 which does RAID 0/1 (don't know if it does it all on the card). It's slightly over your price target of $40 though, from this retailer its about £60. http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/r133.htm I have a similar SATA controller which from Highpoint which seems to work pretty well. > -- > Regards, > Artem Kuchin > IT Legion Ltd. > Moscow, Russia > www.itlegion.ru > matrix@itlegion.ru > +7 095 232-0338 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Dominic
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