Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:38:36 +0100 From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> To: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA 6g 4-port non-RAID controller ? Message-ID: <CAFHbX1JPJBzH6k2B==hKyS%2BpKOCCG_wFiGxePm3GfYo=vPj_GA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110726225557.GA97184@icarus.home.lan> References: <20110725093432.GI1202@home.opsec.eu> <CAOjFWZ6pbSeQ9hn4A-bf0Cy0fOTcyscCRyv61zxpSWFbMoHugw@mail.gmail.com> <20110726225557.GA97184@icarus.home.lan>
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On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> wrote: > > And before someone asks: in most cases you *cannot* use this card in a > PCIe x16 connector on a motherboard. =C2=A0Most generic motherboard > manufacturers at this point have special one-offs that assume their PCIe > x16 slots are for video cards only. =C2=A0If you aren't sure, you'll need= to > ask your motherboard manufacturer/vendor if you can use a > non-VGA-adapter in their PCIe x16 slot. =C2=A0Some Supermicro boards do h= ave > PCIe x16 slots that can be used by non-VGA adapters, but I haven't seen > this on, say, Asus/Gigabyte/Dell/Intel motherboards. > Jeremy may not have seen PCI express x16 HBAs working on consumer boards, but I have, plenty of times. I don't know why the FUD, but I have had no problems with an Intel SASUC8I (LSI 1068 based) running on an Asus P5Q Pro, a simple consumer P45 chipset. I'm not unique, many people have success doing this. Cheers Tom
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