Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:20:32 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, sos@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nVidia RAID + FreeBSD 6.0 Message-ID: <20060129172032.41e28cf3@vixen42.vulpes> In-Reply-To: <200601291646.54452.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <200601291646.54452.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:46:52 +1030 "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> wrote: > I am looking at getting a motherboard based on nForce 3 or 4, and I > am wondering if the RAID will be usable? > > I don't mind if I have to use the BIOS to setup/rebuild the array, > but I don't want to buy a system I can't use the RIAD for at all. > > I note from ata-raid.c that there is a meta-data read routine, but > no write one - I think this means I can use it after it's been > defined, but not rebuilt or create an array in the first place. I would also check what the chipset used for it is. Some of the cheaper chipsets just have problems in general. I get ata command time outs with the onboard sata adapter on this board here. The built on one is a SiI 3112.
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