From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 03:28:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79BCC16A4CE for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:28:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (sccrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.202.64]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE95243D1D for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:28:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from [192.168.214.215] (c-24-1-210-118.client.comcast.net[24.1.210.118]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2004123103282301600pp6j0e>; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:28:24 +0000 Message-ID: <41D4C749.4080805@computer.org> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:28:09 -0600 From: Eric Schuele User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041228) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: m References: <000001c4ee2f$f52f2e00$68bbbbc0@kewdaeahnhd04i> In-Reply-To: <000001c4ee2f$f52f2e00$68bbbbc0@kewdaeahnhd04i> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI RAID for 'gift' X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:28:25 -0000 m wrote: > {I was emailed a 'recommendation' to CC this to the questions list, > it was originally posted to hardware} > > I apologize if repeating the post causes any problems. Thanks. > VF > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victor Foulk [mailto:kaosent@kewd.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 20:50 PM > To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: PCI RAID for 'gift' > > My wife has done the unthinkable this season! She decided to buy me > a new server for our small office, which I am more than excited about, > except for one paramount detail... > > It is a respectable 1U server with the following specs from manual: > Dual (2) IntelR XEON 2.8GHz HT Processors=20 > 533MHz Front Side Bus, Hyperthread > 512K L2 Cache=20 > Intel E7501 Server Chipset > 2GB PC2100 ECC Reg. DDR Memory > Dual (2) 160GB SATA Hard Drives, 8MB Buffer=20 > 52x Sony CDROM Drive (black)=20 > 8MB Onboard ATIR RageT XL=20 > Intel 10/100Mbps NIC=20 > Intel Gigabit NIC > > And now the problem: > SuperMicro Board comes with onboard RAID, an Adaptec ICH5R SATA > controller. If I remember correctly... (somebody please correct me) The Intel ICH5R supports RAID 0 and RAID 1, and I think their 'Matrix' technology. Which should allow you to mirror, striped volumes. Should be able to setup the volume(s) via BIOS. Is any FreeBSD support necessary??? I have no idea. When I googled I found a few other FreeBSD threads discussing ICH5R. So you might start with the past posts to see if anything helps. HTH > > I am not a computer expert, nor an expert with respect to FreeBSD, but > there is really no other operating system that I am willing (nor trust) to > run > on our server. The retailer will not accept return or exchange, so I am > stuck with this thing. Can anyone provide any suggestions to overcome this > problem? Maybe suggest a compatible pci raid card or something to make > the system work in a raid configuration with the existing HD's? > > Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated! > > Thank you so very much for you help. > Victor Foulk > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric