From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 22:33:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEDEF106567B for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:33:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vss@73rus.com) Received: from tail.lionet.info (tail.lionet.info [216.218.215.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6AF68FC1A for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:33:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vss@73rus.com) Received: from [10.72.109.162] (nat-dip4.fw.corp.yahoo.com [209.131.62.113]) (authenticated bits=0) by tail.lionet.info (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n0DMX4eo061588 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:33:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vss@73rus.com) Message-ID: <496D16A0.5020805@73rus.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:33:04 -0800 From: Vlad Skvortsov User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Macintosh/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (tail.lionet.info [216.218.215.226]); Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:33:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: recommended cheap PCI SATA (eSATA) cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:33:05 -0000 Hi, I'm looking for a cheap (<$100) PCI SATA card for external backups on FreeBSD 6-STABLE. Because of the purpose: * the card doesn't have to be top-performing (though SATA300 is desirable); * no RAID is needed; * 1 port is enough; * eSATA jack is nice to have. (if the card has better features than listed here, but is still under $100, that's good too :-)) I have already asked around[1], but the cards people have mentioned have both good and back feedback in the mail archives. It's not clear if the issues people mention have been fixed or not (or that was related to something else altogether). So I'd appreciate if people share their positive experiences. Thanks! [1]: http://www.nabble.com/Promise-SATA300-TX4302-feedback--td21246878.html -- Vlad Skvortsov, vss@73rus.com, http://vss.73rus.com