From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 24 15:13:51 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47034F23 for ; Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:13:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru (onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:60a2::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CB3117FC for ; Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:13:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lion.home.serebryakov.spb.ru (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:923f:1:198a:595d:ce2e:4ab4]) (Authenticated sender: lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) by onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B94F24AC2D for ; Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:13:46 +0400 (MSK) Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:13:45 +0400 From: Lev Serebryakov Organization: FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1354503239.20131224191345@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Cheap PCIe SATA III card -- Marvell 88SE9230 or Asmedia asm1061? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list Reply-To: lev@FreeBSD.org List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:13:51 -0000 Hello, Freebsd-hardware. I want to add 2 (cheap) SATA-3 ports to my old server, which has only SATA-2 ports on MoBo. I'm running FreeBSD 9 with plans to migrate to 10 after release. I have choice between PCIe x1 cards based on Marvell 88SE9230 and Asmedia asm1061 controllers. Which is better for FreeBSD? I want to attach SSDs to these ports. -- // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov