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Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>,
	Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage
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On Mon, 15 Feb 2010, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Feb 2010, Dan Langille wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> DL> > SAS controller ($120):
> DL> > http://www.buy.com/prod/supermicro-lsi-megaraid-lsisas1068e-8-port-sas-raid-controller-16mb/q/loc/101/207929556.html
> DL> > Note: You'll need to change or remove the mounting bracket since it is
> DL> > "backwards". I was able to find a bracket with matching screw holes on an
> DL> > old nic and secure it to my case. It uses the same chipset as the more
> DL> > expensive 3081E-R, if I remember correctly.
> DL>
> DL> I follow what you say, but cannot comprehend why the bracket is backwards.
>
> It's because IO slot is ot the other side of the bracked, like good old ISA

Yeah. Mirror image would be a more accurate description. I'm surprised I
had an ISA card that matched up with the mounting holes. Supermicro calls
it "UIO".