[CentOS] SATA controler req

[Benjamin Franz]

Steve Bonds wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Philip Gwyn liste-at-artware.qc.ca
> |CentOS| <...> wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm looking for a recomendation for a SATA controlers.  In the range of 4-8
>> ports, either PCI or PCIe (for desktop use) and/or PCI-X, PCIe (for server
>> use).  I'd especially like it if the Linux driver was already in CentOS or
>> easily added.  Everytime I find something interesting, a google search shows up
>> either the drivers is for 2.6.30 (ie, not CentOS), someone tried it and it was
>> unstable, or it has a proprietary driver.
>>     
[...]
> I'm running the same setup (md software RAID) on CentOS 5.  These $50
> four port cards work wonderfully with the sata_sil24 drived included
> with CentOS:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132017
>
> They only come as PCI.  I never found anything stable enough for me
> (which is VERY stable) for PCIe.  Perhaps someone else has found
> something good for that slot.
>   

I've used these as well. No complaints.


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Benjamin Franz