Re: add-in IDE and/or SATA card recommendations
Matthew Barrick <[email protected]>
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Steve Browne wrote: > 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 > Hmmm... hadn't noticed that. The cards I have must be a newer revision/model, they definitely come up as 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and all those fun TLAs. Must admit even if they didn't given the number of boxes I deal with having a Supermicro part as opposed to Koutech or other budget brand is reassuring. Though I recognize needs differ. _______________________________________________ NMLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug