Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 14:07:25 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Micka=EBl_Maillot?= <mickael.maillot@gmail.com> To: lev@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Add more HDDs to system based on ICH10R: PICe SATA controller vs SATA port muiltiplier Message-ID: <AANLkTilfRp6-Um-IrU7QAm-1-KtR8-Wa-XloTBPdKJQB@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <386700559.20100512213725@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <386700559.20100512213725@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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a card with LSI 1068 controler like: http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-USAS-L8i.cfm 90$ for 8 ports with verif good perf, but you need a pci-e 8x slot 2010/5/12 Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org>: > Hello, Freebsd-hardware. > > =A0 I =A0have hjome storage server, which is equipped with 6 HDDs (one wi= th > system and five for geom_raid5 in SuperMicro SATA hot-swap cage). > =A0I need add more HDDs :) > > =A0 What is better: PICe SATA controller or SATA port multiplier? > > =A0 Is here SATA port multipliers for internal installation? > > =A0 Which =A0PCIe =A0controllers =A0(pure =A0controllers, =A0I =A0don't = =A0want =A0to pay > =A0additional =A0money for soft-RAID and I don't have budget for true SAT= A > =A0RAID) works best with FreeBSD? > > =A0 Maybe, =A0here =A0is good-but-not-too-expensive hotswap cages with po= rt > =A0multipliers =A0 (my =A0 one =A0have =A05 =A0SATA =A0connectors on back= plane for 5 > =A0HDDs)? > > > -- > // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov <lev@FreeBSD.org> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >
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