Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:22:24 +0100 From: Patrick Proniewski <patpro@patpro.net> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adaptec 1405 on FreeBSD Message-ID: <511CEEC9-7721-4E51-AD7C-A98E59299F07@patpro.net> In-Reply-To: <4AFDBBA7.8010505@FreeBSD.org> References: <1258136580.00183277.1258123203@10.7.7.3> <4AFDBAEB.2020903@FreeBSD.org> <4AFDBBA7.8010505@FreeBSD.org>
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--Apple-Mail-1-807670678 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 13 nov. 2009, at 21:03, Alexander Motin wrote: > Alexander Motin wrote: >> Patrick Proniewski wrote: >>> Any PCIe card suggestion is appreciated. >> >> FreeBSD 6.x is already legacy. If you are building something new, you >> should look forward. What I have tested: >> - SiI3124-based - fast and functional. It is actually PCI-X one, but >> there are many boards with built-in PCIe bridges. >> - two SiI3132-based (Adaptec 1420SA and many others) - as cheap =20 >> PCIe x1 > > Oops, I meant Adaptec 1220SA here ^^^. > >> alternative (max 150MB/s per card). These two better supported with =20= >> new >> siis(4) driver on 8.0, but should work on 7.x with ata(4), haven't >> looked lower. >> - First generation of SiI chips (SiI3114). They are quite old - SATA1 >> and PCI, but they are long-time supported and they take all possible >> from PCI bus, and in 66MHz PCI-X slot can give even more. But I have >> heard some negative comments about them. >> - Supermicro SAT2-MV8 on Marvell - recently tested it on 8.0, =20 >> supported >> in 7.x and probably before. Adaptec 1420SA is from the same series. =20= >> But >> they are PCI-X (tested it in PCI). >> - Adaptec 1430SA - PCIe, based on newer Marvell chip. Added basic >> support recently to 8-STABLE. Not supported before. >> - most of chipset-integrated controllers (Intel, NVidia) are really =20= >> not >> bad when working in AHCI mode (they are not limited by bus speed). >> - JMicron-based PCIe x1 adapters. They are cheap, AHCI-compatible and >> not so bad, but limited by bus speed at about 180MB/s per card. I've just found this: <http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=3D249090#>; Does anybody has given this card a try? Unfortunately I can't find the brand of the chip they are using=85 pat= --Apple-Mail-1-807670678--
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