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To: Christopher Smith <drsmithy@usa.net>
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Subject: Re: PCI IDE controllers
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Christopher Smith wrote:

> I'm looking at adding 3 - 6 IDE drives in a RAID array (using vinum) to
> an existing server.  As such, I'm going to have to add extra disk
> controllers to accommodate them.  I was wondering if anyone had
> recommendations for add-in PCI controllers in terms of driver
> compatibility (FreeBSD-4.4-STABLE), reliability and speed.  As this is
> being done pretty much on the cheap and only to be shared amongst a
> household of 3 - 4 people, "real" IDE RAID controllers like the 3Ware
> cards are not an option - neitehr are the pseudo-RAID controllers.  I'm
> only after opinions on standard, ATA-66/100 PCI cards.


I think the best supported ones are the Promise Ultra cards. I don't 
think FreeBSD will even recognize the Maxtor cards.

Kent


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