Richard Elling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marcus Sundman wrote: > > Kava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Can anyone recommend a cheap (but reliable) SATA PCI or PCIX card? > >> > > > > Why would you get a PCI-X card for a home NAS? I don't think I've > > ever seen a non-server motherboard with PCI-X. Are you sure you > > don't want a PCI-E card instead? > > > > Anyway, if someone is aware of some cheap (but reliable) SATA PCI-E > > card then I'd be very interested. > > It may be less expensive to purchase a new motherboard with 6 SATA > ports on it.
Sure, but which one? I've been trying to find one for many, many months already, but it has turned out to be impossible to find anyone that has tried one successfully and is willing to tell about it. I'm currently looking at the NForce 570 SLI based GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard, but I don't know if it'll work well or not. If someone knows of some common (and cheap) motherboard with 6+ SATA ports and gigabit ethernet then please tell. Also, if I just use on-board ports then: A) I'm stuck with as many ports as the motherboard has, and B) when the manufacturer stops making the motherboard I have to start my search all over again (and mobos become obsolete much, much quicker than expansion cards). However, although I'd rather find an inexpensive SATA PCI-E card, a mobo with 6+ SATA ports is just fine for me at this point. - Marcus _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
