From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 12 08:06:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEEBA37B401 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:06:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca (ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca [129.97.50.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B98343F3F for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:06:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca) Received: from ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca (localhost.uwaterloo.ca [127.0.0.1]) h7CF62Wa070670; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:06:02 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca) Received: (from www@localhost) by ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca (8.12.6p2/8.12.6/Submit) id h7CF62WZ070669; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:06:02 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: ecserv7.uwaterloo.ca: www set sender to bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca using -f Received: from 129.97.50.50 ( [129.97.50.50])HTTP; Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:06:02 -0400 Message-ID: <1060700762.3f39025a85e99@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:06:02 -0400 From: Bruce Campbell To: Jim King References: <3F38F3BC.7060208@jimking.net> In-Reply-To: <3F38F3BC.7060208@jimking.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.1 / FreeBSD-4.6.2 X-Originating-IP: 129.97.50.50 cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removable IDE trays X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:06:06 -0000 I am using about 75 or so of the SNT-129A66/A100 http://www.snt.com.tw/metal.htm for $19CAD each. All of the ATA drives in our servers are in those trays. I have had some problems with ATA drives, like a few going offline, and a few dropping to PIO mode, but I have not traced those problems to the drive trays I am using. Quoting Jim King : > Any recommendations on removable IDE hard drive trays? I've heard good > things about the 3Ware 3-drive and 4-drive cages, but at $200+ they're > relatively expensive. e.g. Vantec single-drive trays are about $35, but > I don't know anything about the reliability of the Vantec trays. > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Bruce Campbell Engineering Computing CPH-2374B University of Waterloo (519)888-4567 ext 5889 ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca