Hi there,
Currently I am using FreeBSD 6-STABLE/i386 on Thinkpad T61 laptop[0],
which has 3 USB ports, and vertically combined PC card & 54mm
ExpressCard slot(s).
My current SATA hard disk is going to fill soon. On soon to be
acquired SATA hard disk[1], I will try first 7-STABLE (and later
8.x). To continue to be able to reliably[2] use one of the SATA
hard drives, I am looking for suggestions for a eSATA, or Firewire
800 or 400 card either be cardbus or ExpressCard type.
How do the multiports (eSATA with USB sometimes, along with Firewire
[48]00 ports) cards workout?
Is the support for either eSATA or Firewire cards equivalent in
6-STABLE & 7-STABLE?
I am in Hawaii if that matters (well, it does in terms of shipping &
return; so Amazon.com would be my first place to check).
- Parv
[0] http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/freebsd/thinkpad-t61-8897-cto/sys/
[1] One of Hitachi 5k500 or 5k320 320GB SATA, or WD Scorpio Blue
320GB or 500GB SATA-ii.
[2] I had tried an external USB ATA hard disk enclosure (Vantec
Nexstar) and an USB/SATA hard disk adapter with my older T41
ATA drive. During heavy activity over USB connection, FreeBSD
6.[12] panics using any of the two. AFAIR, I had tried with
both [ue]hci drivers.
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