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Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 11:36:47 +0000
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Subject: Re: Raid card for FreeBSD
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:27:48 +0900
"Steve Lee" <kodjak@nate.com> wrote:

> 
> > 
> > Sam Wun wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I will host a mail server in FreeBSD 6.x. Since we are going to
> > > use Raid for mirroing, can anyone please recommend a RAID CARD
> > > that is fully compatible with FreeBSD? I found the following 
> > RAIDCARD sounds 
> > > good, what is your opinon about it?
> > > 
> > > http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/rocketraid-2320-pci-express.htm
> > > 
> > 
> > I currently use Promise IDE and SATA cards on 4.x, 5.x and 
> > 6.x without problems.  They are cheap RAID cards, but they 
> > have decent performance, and support is pretty good.
> > 
> 
> Anyone succeeded with Silicon Image's 3124 chipset SATA Raid card
> on 6.1? It's cheap and good as well......

If that is the one I am thinking of, the last I have seen the chipset
had massive problems with time outs.