From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 6 15:22:42 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D47C16A41C for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:22:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from etoll@vipstructures.com) Received: from rodan.vipstructures.com (rodan.vipstructures.com [66.195.71.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF4D443D1F for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:22:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from etoll@vipstructures.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.vipstructures.com [127.0.0.1]) by rodan.vipstructures.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B8E41EE83F for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:22:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mothra.vipstructures.com (mothra.vipstructures.com [192.168.1.3]) by rodan.vipstructures.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D22F41EE824 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:22:40 -0400 (EDT) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:23:00 -0400 Message-ID: <9BC86C67C3AF7646B9C5382020457A9456E9FA@vip10-win2k.vipstructures.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: 3ware cards work in AMD64 port? thread-index: AcVqo4MaAWRdTeZ6QNGOFL3OEauTHQABpfmw From: "Toll, Eric" To: "Francisco Reyes" Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: RE: 3ware cards work in AMD64 port? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:22:42 -0000 =20 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Francisco Reyes > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:24 AM > To: FreeBSD amd64 List > Subject: 3ware cards work in AMD64 port? >=20 > It seems the motheboard I got (SiI 3512 SATA150 controller)=20 > doesn't work in RAID with FBSD AMD64. >=20 > Anyone got 3ware 2 port S-ATA working with their AMD64 FreeBSD? >=20 Yep. I've got an 8005-2LP working dare I say "perfectly" with FBSD AMD64 5.4 Rel. I even am running the (newest beta) 3Ware 3DM2 web gui, and it will email me if the RAID set gets into trouble. =20 I really like it. You need a *64* Bit PCI slot to fully utilize the cards speed. Harware XOR is nice. Of course with dual opteron 242's my CPU load has been very very low. :) I stated my system build with the 3Ware controller and purchased a Gigabyte MB (GA-7A8DW) as it was listed as tested/approved on 3Wares site. Also 3Ware recommended the WD RAID edition drives, I used the WD RAID ED SATA 250Gb 7200 8Mb Cache units (2), also use the cables that come from 3Ware as they are better than average. HTH Eric