Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:37:35 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: DSA - JCR <juancr@dsa.es> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 and ESATA Message-ID: <20071210203735.GA26067@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4352.84.18.9.75.1197315061.squirrel@mail.dsa.es> References: <4352.84.18.9.75.1197315061.squirrel@mail.dsa.es>
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On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 07:31:01PM -0000, DSA - JCR wrote: > Hi all > > I wonder to know if FreebSD 6.2 (I386) has drivers for ESATA (External > SATA): I haven't found anything about the item and I would like to use > ESATA in spite of USB Disks for backups because of its speed. > The only real difference between E-SATA and normal SATA is the physical connector. Any SATA controller-chip can be used for either normal SATA or ESATA. FreeBSD has drivers for many, but not all, SATA controllers and thus FreeBSD supports many ESATA implemntations, but not all of them. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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