Peter Farrow wrote:
I use 8500-8 3ware controllers, but I have seen a number of controllers with faulty SATA connectors that cause the RAID to go outof sync....
On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 06:31 -0400, Chris Mauritz wrote:
Now that you mention it, that is really my only gripe with SATA in general.
3Ware _does_ offer 4-port concentrators that help reduce this issue, at least at the card. It's one of the main reasons they introduce it, and 3Ware continues to be one of the _few_ (only?) vendor that offers a better connector.
<peeve> The connectors (especially the male cable ends) are so bloody fragile... Even when you know this and are extra careful, one slight bend in the wrong direction and SNAP...the connector cracks. I think if they made them out of eggshells, they would be substantially stronger. 8-( </peeve>
I do agree with you. I sure wish they could have put the male side on the _cable_ instead of the board/drive. The thinner "male" end is more likely to break than the bigger "female."
But once you manage to get things together, it's such a simpler/cleaner solution than IDE (even rolled IDE cabling) or internal SCSI cabling.
At least until SerialSCSI is finalized. ;->