Decent, cheap SATA controller

[Stephen]

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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