Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:18:56 -0300 From: Mario Lobo <lobo@bsd.com.br> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Subject: Re: (no subject) Message-ID: <201009161818.56077.lobo@bsd.com.br> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikhgy2uv_8y94qV3v-JD2D8a8gKjMhhANN1bper@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTikhgy2uv_8y94qV3v-JD2D8a8gKjMhhANN1bper@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday 16 September 2010 04:18:07 Modulok wrote: > List, > > 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? > > Thanks! > -Modulok- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" There are IDE to SATA converters. You plug it directly into the IDE connector and on the other end you have a SATA150 plug. I've been using one here on my home server for about 1,5 years without any problem. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winfoes FREE)
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