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 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 >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> -- ___________________________ Charles R. Jones II IT Team Lead/Senior Systems Engineer Cisco Learning Institute IT Dept work: 602.343.1534 cell: 602.738.9993 charles.jones@ciscolearning.org --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss