Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:53:15 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Strange interaction between NIC, SSD and motherboard Message-ID: <9b92958b-0b67-0622-f5ec-b145fb8b569c@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaXny=SNkQt3oVL3RCaXcAWLKWxHD-mx=rUsjFtxX7ECAwg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGBxaXny=SNkQt3oVL3RCaXcAWLKWxHD-mx=rUsjFtxX7ECAwg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 7/29/22 17:10, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > I have a MSI Motherboard (DMI info output below) and have two > identical SSD's (one [sata0] with FreeBSD installed and Windows on the > other [sata1] I use 2.5" SATA SSD's for my OS drives, and install trayless mobile racks in my desktops and servers: https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/hsb220sat25b https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/s25slotr This makes it easy to change the OS drive, which avoids bootloader and/or boot-related update/ upgrade problems (notably GRUB and initrd.img on GNU/Linux). > and then I bought a D-Link DGE-560T NIC (wired > 10/100/1000) and soon I connected the NIC the machine could not see > the FreeBSD drive at all (the BIOS that is) even after swapping cables > and SATA connectors. As soon as I took the NIC out everything > returned completely to normal. I have had good luck with Intel network interface cards. > Note I bought the NIC because the snap on the motherboard one is > broken. Again note it saw Windows just fine no matter the config. I have snapped the retaining tab off several Ethernet cables, but do you mean the motherboard RJ-45 connector is damaged and will not hold an otherwise good cable? David
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