Decent, cheap SATA controller

[Charles Jones]

Ah yes that's exactly what it was.

Stephen wrote:
> Sounds like a siig
>
>
> On 2/6/09, Charles Jones <charles.jones at ciscolearning.org> wrote:
>   
>> 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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