Decent, cheap SATA controller

[Charles Jones]

I got one from Frys for literally $7 and it works great. Even ran a 
software RAID5 array on it with no problems. I don't remember the brand 
though, just that the PCB was red.

-Charles


Stephen wrote:
> Look at highpoint they have some that should fit your bill
>
> On 2/6/09, Joe Fleming <joe at selectitaly.com> wrote:
>   
>> First off, in the past I have recommended the Promise TX4 SATA
>> controller. I no longer recommend it; seems there's a hardware bug that
>> silently corrupts data in Linux. I recently found this out first hand...
>>
>> This bring me to the purpose of this email; I need to replace the card.
>>  I simply need a vanilla SATA controller. I don't care if the card has
>> RAID, so long as it's cheap and I can use the card *without* the
>> on-board RAID configuration. I also don't care if it's a SATA or SATA-II
>> controller, but I need to use the PCI bus (which means it'll most likely
>> be SATA).
>>
>> I'd run over the Fry's and pick one up, but the cheaper ones they carry
>> seem to have problems in Linux, so my plan is to order one from Newegg
>> or some other online retailer. Any advice? Even suggestions about what
>> brands to stick with (or keep away from) would be helpful. Most of the
>> reviews I see say whether or not the cards work in Linux, but I guess
>> I'm hoping for a little more input from some of the veterans around here.
>>
>> I'm currently considering the Syba SD-SATA-4P. It uses the Sil3114
>> chipset which seems to be pretty well supported these days. This card
>> interests me because it's a 4-port card, so I only need to buy 1. Of
>> course, I'm open to comments and suggestions about this and other cards.
>> Any advice is appreciated.
>>
>> -Joe
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