Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:16:07 -0800 From: "Gayn Winters" <gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com> To: "'Alex Zbyslaw'" <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>, "'freebsd-hardware'" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Dell 1900 and SATA Message-ID: <000f01c718aa$365e11b0$6501a8c0@workdog> In-Reply-To: <4575AF9B.50507@dial.pipex.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Alex Zbyslaw > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:43 AM > To: freebsd-hardware > Subject: Dell 1900 and SATA > > > Does anyone know what the standard SATA controller is on on a > Dell 1900 > and if it is supported by FreeBSD? Browsing the Dell website > has left > me goggle eyed and none the wiser :-( > > What about the SAS 5/iR? Is that the same as the Dell PERC5/i listed > under the mfi driver or is there some other driver which > supports it? > And does it really support SATA as well as SAS disks as the > Dell website > implies? > > Are there any other show stopping issues with these machines? > (I know > that the ethernet driver had some issues - resolved in 6.2? - > and that > the DRAC5 probably doesn't work well). > > All information gratefully received. > > --Alex > Alex, Have you looked at http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/1900_specs.pdf It is NOT a good specification, but it does give some clues that may help. Note the PERC5 is an option board for RAID support. -gayn Bristol Systems Inc. 714/532-6776 www.bristolsystems.com
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