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Date:      Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:51:38 +1000
From:      Fraser Tweedale <frase@frase.id.au>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: new server motherboard with SATA II
Message-ID:  <20080627035137.GA9582@bacardi>
In-Reply-To: <486450DB.4000907@dannysplace.net>
References:  <486450DB.4000907@dannysplace.net>

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On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:30:51PM +1000, Danny Carroll wrote:
> Hello all,
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> I'm looking to set up a file server at our office.  It's a small office=
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> so price is a concern.  Performance is also going to be important.
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> 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.=
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>   I see it as a good opportunity to contribute to getting ZFS stable and=
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> non-experimental.
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> What I am really concerned about is the SATA support.
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> If I look at AMD64 as an arch, does anyone have any experience with good=
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> IO chipsets that can do full SATA-300?
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> 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.
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> I'd be willing to go with intel arch although from a ZFS perspective it=
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> sounds like AMD64 is better.
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> -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.


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