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Date:      Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:05:05 +0100
From:      Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>
To:        Modulok <modulok@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: (no subject)
Message-ID:  <20100916090505.00005180@unknown>
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On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:18:07 -0600
Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have an old box I want to turn into a file server backup machine.
> Unfortunately, the mainboard has only PATA headers. I do have three
> PCI slots though, so I was looking at a PCI SATA controller card that
> will get along with FreeBSD without a fuss. Nothing fancy, just
> something inexpensive that I can plug a few SATA drives into. Then
> I'll create a graid3 with them, or mess around with ZFS. Anyone using
> something worth a recommendation?

The only recommendation I have is not to get a Silicon Image (Sil)
based card - they're cheap but don't work well.

-- 
Bruce



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