Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:24:50 -0500 From: Matthew Reimer <mreimer@vpop.net> To: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3ware Escalade 7506-4LP in PCI-X 66MHz slot? Message-ID: <40D0AC92.7040304@vpop.net> In-Reply-To: <lists.freebsd.hardware.14401.1087386383@www32.gmx.net> References: <lists.freebsd.hardware.14401.1087386383@www32.gmx.net>
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freebsd_daemon wrote: > dear list, > > I am planing to build a small DB-server and want to use a hot-swap capable > Raid 5 array of IDE disks for the data. I am going to use FreeBSD 4.10R. > > I would like to use a 3ware Escalade 7506-4LP controller which is suppost to > require a "PCI 2.2 compliant 64-bit/66MHz bus" slot. > > The mainboard I am considering (Tomcat E7210 S5112G2NR) has a PCI-X 66MHz > slot. > > Will the 3ware controller work in that slot? > > TIA > > zheyu > It will work *if* the controller is not plugged into a riser card. We have a 7506 that is plugged into a 66MHz slot on a riser card that was very flakey until we turned the speed of the slot down to 33MHz. There's a tech note on 3ware's site about this (some riser cards are noisy enough to mess up the timing). Matt
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