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Date:      Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:17:28 -0700
From:      Will Andrews <will@csociety.org>
To:        Soren Schmidt <sos@spider.deepcore.dk>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status
Message-ID:  <20030930201728.GD72999@procyon.firepipe.net>
In-Reply-To: <200309302006.h8UK6ec0025565@spider.deepcore.dk>
References:  <200309302006.h8UK6ec0025565@spider.deepcore.dk>

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On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:06:40PM +0200, Soren Schmidt wrote:
> I have now found a way to reproduce the DMA problems some setups seems
> to be having with the SiI3112A SATA chip.
> 
> Now, if I use real SATA drives, (and I mean real SATA drives, the
> WD Raptor fx is not a real SATA device but just a PATA device
> with a build in PATA->SATA converter chip) it works just fine
> no matter what I try.

Interesting.  SATA is also a power spec, right?  I use a normal
SATA cable but also an ATX power connector.  I'm guessing that's
what you mean by the Raptor not being a real SATA drive.

Regards,
-- 
wca



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