Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:52:10 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> To: Jan Mikkelsen <janm@transactionware.com> Cc: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Subject: Re: SATA 6g 4-port non-RAID controller ? Message-ID: <20110728215210.GC23699@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <7504B95C-F76E-4817-AA83-683907B247F8@transactionware.com> References: <20110725093432.GI1202@home.opsec.eu> <CAOjFWZ6pbSeQ9hn4A-bf0Cy0fOTcyscCRyv61zxpSWFbMoHugw@mail.gmail.com> <20110726225557.GA97184@icarus.home.lan> <CAFHbX1JPJBzH6k2B==hKyS%2BpKOCCG_wFiGxePm3GfYo=vPj_GA@mail.gmail.com> <20110727101234.GA7659@icarus.home.lan> <A5E8942B-A83B-46F9-900E-E74808B009E8@transactionware.com> <20110727165520.GA15633@icarus.home.lan> <7504B95C-F76E-4817-AA83-683907B247F8@transactionware.com>
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--KN5l+BnMqAQyZLvT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2011-Jul-28 17:57:52 +1000, Jan Mikkelsen <janm@transactionware.com> wro= te: >On 28/07/2011, at 2:55 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> I can find you examples on Google of people who invested in Areca >> ARC-1220 cards (PCIe x8) only to find out that when inserted into one of >> their two PCIe x16 slots the mainboard wouldn't start (see above). I can >> also find you examples on Google of people with Intel 915GM chipsets >> whose user manuals explicitly state the PCIe x16 slot on their board is >> "intended for use with graphics cards only". > >Just trying to understand; I think I can recall reading about issues >with the 915 chipset. I agree a "check, don't assume" warning is >reasonable. I have also run into problems (wouldn't POST from memory) trying to use a NIC in the x16 slot of Dell GX620 boxes, which use an i945 chipset. --=20 Peter Jeremy --KN5l+BnMqAQyZLvT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4x2goACgkQ/opHv/APuIdo7QCfRV8ubTbCpQgH6H97dtrHQydI amgAoKjDQXGqtl41wGj1vDO4y+Of1v8J =aZ2I -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --KN5l+BnMqAQyZLvT--
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