Subject: Re: SATA question
To: Ray Phillips <r.phillips@jkmrc.com>
From: Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net>
List: port-alpha
Date: 06/25/2004 07:23:28
On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 10:05:46AM +1000, Ray Phillips wrote:
> 
> As yet I haven't bought one, but the 3ware SATA cards sound good. 
> Here's the link announcing support for them:
> 
>    http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2000/10/20/0000.html

nice.  a little expensive for my needs however.  maybe i'll just do a couple
SATAlink cards and some RAIDframe instead.  too bad though, that would have
been a slick option.

> I'm sure I've read a posting saying they work in Alphas, but the RAID 
> configuration has to be done with the card and disks plugged into a 
> PC before installing them in an Alpha.

*sigh*

-brian
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