[nzlug] SATA PCI cards on linux?

[elroy]

Nothing flash, but SiL3112 chipsets seem to JustWork.


I have a PCI-X hardware-RAID card available - 4-Port SATA-1 Intel 
SRCS14L - do a search on google with NZLUG/WLUG as search terms for the 
whole saga (make sure your machine is _solid_ before trying hardware 
RAID - may also pay to have an identical RAID card so your data isn't 
AWOL on a proprietary RAID array if/when the controller dies for any 
reason ;-) )


:-)


Anyway,

HTH.


Elroy.





David McNab wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking to upgrade my disk space. To ensure future compatibility, I
> prefer to get a SATA drive.
> 
> Problem is that my present mobo only has PATA, so I thought a SATA PCI
> card might ease the transition.
> 
> Google doesn't easily yield up info on which SATA PCI cards work with
> Linux. All I see is a bunch of forum threads where people report
> compatibility problems, and others ask questions and get no meaningful
> replies.
> 
> Does anyone here have any experience getting PCI SATA cards to work?
> 
> If so, what brand/model/chipset cards will give me the least pain at the
> lowest cost?
> 
> And, can you point me to any sites which can help?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your advice.
> 
> Cheers
> David