Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:07:12 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <darren.pilgrim@bitfreak.org> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@freebsd.org> Cc: amd64@freebsd.org, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggestions for SATA RAID cards Message-ID: <44EDDCC0.703@bitfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <20060824053618.GA7211@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> References: <44EC0B9B.5020705@withagen.nl> <003f01c6c68d$64688e60$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <20060824053618.GA7211@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org>
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Andreas Klemm wrote: > On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 09:23:00AM +0100, Steven Hartland wrote: >> The Areca cards I can recommend. Highpoint 1820a is surprisingly good > > Many many years ago I bought a HighPoint HPT366 ATA66 controller. > Thought its a good deal because it was cheap. > Thought, an ATA interface can't be that complicated anymore > so that its safe to buy a cheap product. > > Turned out that I was very wrong with my theorie. > I ran into timeout problems, that couldn't be fixed. > > After days and nights of troubleshooting and testing > I didn't get it to work reliably. > > I replaced it by buying a more expensive Promise controller. > Since then I had zero problems. > > Since that time I lost trust in HighPoint products. The 366 was an exception, mostly. It was a borked piece of hardware in a "new generation" of ATA controllers at a time when IIRC FreeBSD was on the leading edge of major overhaul of ATA support. Modern HighPoint controllers are decent for the price. I wouldn't put one in a server, though. My servers use 3ware and Dell cards. -- Darren Pilgrim
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