Re: add-in IDE and/or SATA card recommendations
Steve Browne <[email protected]>
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Matthew Barrick wrote: > Ed Heron wrote: > >> So, I've got this Dell PowerEdge 2500 with SCSI hardware RAID and I don't >> have any interest in putting SCSI drives in it. It doesn't have standard >> IDE or SATA interfaces, so I'm looking for some recommendations on some >> relatively inexpensive IDE and SATA cards that Linux likes. >> >> I've got a couple of IDE drives from other systems that I'd like to get >> some more use out of. >> >> I'd like to add a couple of SATA drives because I'll be looking at using >> this machine as a media server. (MythTV and similar). >> >> The case has lots of drive bays and once I take out the SCSI backplane, >> there is access to the drives for power and data cable connection. >> >> On a side note... Anybody need any (3) ST318406LC drives? Ultra3 SCSI >> 10K 18GB >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NMLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug >> > > > Unless you need hardware raid, I strongly recommend > Supermicro 8-Port SATA Card - (DAC-SATA-MV8) see > http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/DAC-SATA-MV8.cfm > for details. I got a "OEM" version maybe 6 months ago for ~$100 that > came with normal and low profile brackets, and 8 high-quality cables. > These are the cards you often find in Supermicro NAS boxes, very high > quality, great linux support, never had trouble booting off them (even > with very old bios). That provides SATA ports. The Koutech IO-PSA421 provides (4) SATA II ports, $60.98 shipped, from this vendor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816104007 ...If Ed is still interested. Steve -- Stephen B. Browne [email protected] "Ubi bene, ibi patria." _______________________________________________ NMLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug