From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 25 08:00:59 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC3BD106566C for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (agora.rdrop.com [IPv6:2607:f678:1010::34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A1278FC12 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from agora.rdrop.com (66@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id p0P80u5T022875 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from perryh@pluto.rain.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by agora.rdrop.com (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) with UUCP id p0P80ueW022874; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from fbsd61 by pluto.rain.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-pluto-M2060407) id AA26352; Mon, 24 Jan 11 23:48:20 PST Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:47:21 -0800 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: bahman.linux@gmail.com Message-Id: <4d3e8009.+rl5dhd0VYFFD+rx%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <01FB8F39BAD0BD49A6D0DA8F7897392904F827@Mercury.galaxy.lan.lcl> In-Reply-To: User-Agent: nail 11.25 7/29/05 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, arab@tangerine-army.co.uk Subject: Re: Onboard SATA Controller of Intel DH55HC Motherboard (FreeBSD 7.3 & FreeBSD 8.1) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:59 -0000 Bahman Kahinpour wrote: > Is AHCI mode the best mode for SATA controller? > (highest speed, utilizing all fancy features, ...) In general, probably yes, provided the combination of hardware and driver actually works properly _all_ the time :) AHCI is new enough that the occasional hardware erratum or driver bug might be more likely than with an older technology such as IDE or ATA.