Cheap and cheer full SATA controller

Stefan Schulz <[email protected]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:58:21 +1300

Newsgroups	gmane.org.user-groups.linux.new-zealand.general
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

Hello folks,

I'm still happily rocking on the (K)ubuntu 10.10 Maverick release (but 
can upgrade if necessary). I need to get a 1TB SATA drive into one of 
the the older systems which does not have native SATA support and 
looking for a cheap controller. Nothing fancy.
Currently looking at a a three port SATA (plus IDE which I don't need) 
on a VIA VT6421A controller at around $20. Google has good and bad 
reports of that chipset on Linux with the more recent once looking ok. I 
don't need RAID and or boot capability.

Any suggestions from real life users of this thing? OR similar cards?

-- 
Kind regards

Stefan Schulz



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