On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 20:34, Tapani Tarvainen <deb...@tapanitarvainen.fi> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 07:46:06PM -0700, Kelly Clowers > (kelly.clow...@gmail.com) wrote: > >> MASSCOOL PCI-e 4 port SATA2 (SIL3132 Chip) Model XWT-PCIE10 >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815280008 >> (uses sata_sil24) > > I've used a couple of Sil3132-based cards and I've been happy with them. > Note though that it only supports two ports - some cards (like the > one you link to) have 4 ports but only two can be used simultaneously > (so you can choose between external and internal ports). > Also, some cheap cards use internal-style connectors externally > instead of proper eSATA ones (don't know about this particular one).
Thanks for the input. I already saw the 2 port issue in the newegg reviews, but thanks for the warning anyway. On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 20:32, Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> wrote: > > Any day, UPS should be dropping off a 2-port SIL3132 card from NewEgg. I'll > tell you how it works. Thanks a lot, that would be great. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
