From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 27 04:27:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AA1E106566C for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:27:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Fraser@mail.frase.id.au) Received: from mail.frase.id.au (203-219-142-174.static.tpgi.com.au [203.219.142.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A78118FC0C for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:27:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Fraser@mail.frase.id.au) Received: from mail.frase.id.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.frase.id.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5R3pcPT017128 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:51:39 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from Fraser@mail.frase.id.au) Received: (from Fraser@localhost) by mail.frase.id.au (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m5R3pcNe017127 for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:51:38 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from Fraser) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:51:38 +1000 From: Fraser Tweedale To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080627035137.GA9582@bacardi> References: <486450DB.4000907@dannysplace.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jI8keyz6grp/JLjh" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <486450DB.4000907@dannysplace.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Subject: Re: new server motherboard with SATA II X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:27:36 -0000 --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:30:51PM +1000, Danny Carroll wrote: > Hello all, >=20 > I'm looking to set up a file server at our office. It's a small office= =20 > so price is a concern. Performance is also going to be important. >=20 > The data will be replicated from another site so integrity of the data=20 > is not paramount. For this reason I think I'll be able to run with ZFS.= =20 > I see it as a good opportunity to contribute to getting ZFS stable and= =20 > non-experimental. >=20 > What I am really concerned about is the SATA support. >=20 > If I look at AMD64 as an arch, does anyone have any experience with good= =20 > IO chipsets that can do full SATA-300? >=20 > I don't mind if it is a on-board or if I get a good controller card so=20 > long as I can get decent performance out of the Seagate Barracuda=20 > 7200.11 drives. >=20 > I'd be willing to go with intel arch although from a ZFS perspective it= =20 > sounds like AMD64 is better. >=20 > -D Intel ICH-9 works a treat; I run a combination of SATA-300 and SATA-150 drives on an ICH-9 southbridge, and have never had an issue. --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhkY8kACgkQPw/2FZbemTWUgwCdFsLb6epha04oT4AAIGoAUSdU WzQAn3XFfeb9CXRoiBZIgmkQ/2OHk4WN =Alrk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh--