From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 15 22:55:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E9BA37B40B for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:55:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF9E943FDF for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:55:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andreas@klemm.apsfilter.org) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5G5tBhR080409 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:55:14 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from andreas@klemm.apsfilter.org) Received: (from uucp@localhost)h5G5tAjg080408; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:55:11 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from andreas@klemm.apsfilter.org) Received: from titan.klemm.apsfilter.org (localhost.klemm.apsfilter.org [127.0.0.1]) by klemm.apsfilter.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5G5qRJK002647; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:52:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from andreas@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org) Received: (from andreas@localhost) by titan.klemm.apsfilter.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h5G5qLpN002644; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:52:21 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:52:21 +0200 From: Andreas Klemm To: Lanny Baron Message-ID: <20030616055221.GA2580@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> References: <20030615201628.GA2120@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> <49486.192.168.0.69.1055741340.squirrel@mail.freebsdsystems.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <49486.192.168.0.69.1055741340.squirrel@mail.freebsdsystems.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.1-RC X-Disclaimer: A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: which SATA controller (was Re: Which 160-180 GB ATA disk is reliable and fast ?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, bits_@web.de List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 05:55:18 -0000 On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 01:29:00AM -0400, Lanny Baron wrote: > Hi Andreas, > Gee, I was just in Germany but forgot to look you up! Well next time ;-) > IBM does not make drives any more. They are all now Hitachi. Hitachi > Deskstar and Ultrastar. > I have had 0 problems with the new Hitachi Drives in our Servers. We have > lost only 2 drives (both SCSI) from Seagate. Nice to hear. I want the IBM drives because of tagged queuing, see ata manpage. > Maxtor I would not touch with a 10 foot poll. WD has a problem with the > connector on our Servers. So we dont use them. o.k. > My suggestion is to use SATA. And then use Seagate Barracuda 7. Doesn't have IBM/Hitachi a suitable SATA drive because I want to use tagged command queueing ? If I would use SATA, which controller works best ? I heard there are only some speaking SATA natively and others need additional bridges to translate again into the parallel bus system. I heard Promise are the best, is that true for SATA as well ? Which model would be the one that allows connection of 2-4 drives ? Should run under FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE and 5.1. Andreas /// -- Andreas Klemm - Powered by FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE Need a magic printfilter today ? -> http://www.apsfilter.org/