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Date:      Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:35 -0800
From:      Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Support for SAS/SATA non-RAID adapters
Message-ID:  <b269bc570911181111x1ce8c2a8qbff1c241ef196194@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Jeremy Chadwick
<freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> wrote:
> By the way, I'll add that the AOC-USASLP-L8i is **not** compatible with
> the UIO riser/adapter for the X7SBi. =C2=A0This should be apparent just f=
rom
> examining the location of the PCIe x8 slot on the RAID card vs. =C2=A0whe=
re
> the CSE-RR1U-ELi PCIe x8 slot is located.
>
> You'll find what boards the AOC-USASLP-L8i is compatible with, UIO
> riser-wise, here:
>
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-USASLP-L8i.cfm
>
> So in general, make sure whatever Supermicro card (RAID, Ethernet, SAS,
> SCSI, whatever) you're going with is indeed compatible with whatever
> Supermicro board you stick it in.
>
> Best thing to do is contact Supermicro Technical Support and ask. =C2=A0T=
heir
> TS folks are better than average; I can get full specifications for ICs
> out of them, while I've never been able to achieve this with Tyan.
> Rackable (who uses Tyan mainboards) might have better luck. =C2=A0:-)

Ah, in that case, it's not a solution for us.  We use Tyan
motherboards for pretty much everything, and have never had any luck
with any kind of riser card, whether it be in a standard PCI slot or a
PCI-X slot.

--=20
Freddie Cash
fjwcash@gmail.com



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