Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 16:45:13 +0100 From: "O'Reilly, Stuart" <stuart@aurora-solutions.co.uk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA Message-ID: <4274F989.8040303@aurora-solutions.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4274EA9A.2060800@cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <4274E348.7040909@aurora-solutions.co.uk> <4274EA9A.2060800@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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%< ---- snipped ---- > This is a low-budget suggestion: > > I have good experiences with RocketRAID 1520 and 1640. I'm running a > 1640 with three SATA drives since one year without problems; it's just a > little bit slow. Highpoint offers binary FreeBSD drivers for these > controllers, but I think that people don't like this kind of support > because Highpoint neglects it for older models and this dependency might > be dangerous in future. Keep in mind: you'll get what you pay for. > > Regards > Björn I've been looking at the Highpoint RocketRAID controllers and seen that they come with FreeBSD drivers. It's just a question of what is good and what to avoid. I am prepared to spend between £40 - £70 on a mid range reliable card. I've done RAID setups in linux before (slackware) but never in FreeBSD so i'm looking for recommendations. Not worried about hot swapping capability. Stuart.home | help
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