Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:22:33 +0200 (CEST) From: Soren Schmidt <sos@spider.deepcore.dk> To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status Message-ID: <200309302022.h8UKMXcc025724@spider.deepcore.dk> In-Reply-To: <20030930201728.GD72999@procyon.firepipe.net>
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It seems Will Andrews wrote: > 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. No what I mean is that the Raptor is a PATA device fitted with a marvell PATA->SATA converter "on board", its not a "pure" SATA design, but just the old stuff they used to make with the marvell chip kludged on the back :) The power connector is uninteresting in this context. -Søren
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