It would be nice if you guys posted your reviews in the Hardware Compatibility List reviews: http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/ It would help many others :) 2009/9/9 Michał Przyłuski <mikylie@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hello, > I am using Adaptec 1430SA. I chose it because it was the only: > * reasonably priced (no hw raid), > * >2 port controller, > * pci-e faster than x1. > > From bad news, I cannot access its "configuration utility" during > startup, just as Ryan mentioned. I'm using Asus P5K-E (P35 chipset), > and 1430SA lives in non-gfx pci-e slot. I don't cry though, I never > wanted to use its fakeraid for anything. > > I'm running 2.6.23-0.214.rc8.git2.fc8 and currently only a WD10EADS is > hooked up to the 1430SA. I'm using sata_mv driver, and it looks more > or less like this: > > sata_mv 0000:04:00.0: version 1.0 > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 > sata_mv 0000:04:00.0: Applying 60X1C0 workarounds to unknown rev > sata_mv 0000:04:00.0: Gen-IIE 32 slots 4 ports ? mode IRQ via INTx > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:04:00.0 to 64 > scsi10 : sata_mv > scsi11 : sata_mv > scsi12 : sata_mv > scsi13 : sata_mv > ata11: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x0000000000000000 ctl 0xffffc20002fa2120 > bmdma 0x0000000000000000 irq 16 > ata12: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x0000000000000000 ctl 0xffffc20002fa4120 > bmdma 0x0000000000000000 irq 16 > ata13: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x0000000000000000 ctl 0xffffc20002fa6120 > bmdma 0x0000000000000000 irq 16 > ata14: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x0000000000000000 ctl 0xffffc20002fa8120 > bmdma 0x0000000000000000 irq 16 > ata11: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > ata11.00: ATA-8: WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0, 01.00A01, max UDMA/133 > ata11.00: 1953525168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) > ata11.00: configured for UDMA/133 > ata12: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) > ata13: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) > ata14: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) > scsi 10:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD10EADS-00M 01.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 > sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors (1000205 MB) > ... > > Initially I was worried about > sata_mv 0000:04:00.0: Applying 60X1C0 workarounds to unknown rev > sata_mv 0000:04:00.0: Gen-IIE 32 slots 4 ports ? mode IRQ via INTx > because support for 1430SA was added just around 2.6.23, so it seems > my kernel doesn't really recognise it correctly (should be 7-something > chip). I was worried about some data corruption with sata_mv (that > I've just read about) but both issues turned out to be no problem. It > works perfectly and I've not encountered any corruption across 1TB of > md5'ed files. I suggest using newer kernel though. > > So to sum up, I found it good value for money with no real drawbacks. > > Cheers, > Mike > > 2009/9/8 Jon Hardcastle <jd_hardcastle@xxxxxxxxx>: >> Does anyone have any experience with Adaptec controllers? Namely >> >> http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/support/sata/sataii/AAR-1430SA/ >> >> I want to increase my machines drive capacity and reply the existing 2 port pci-e with this bad boy. >> >> Also; any ideas of a good price? Have seen for ~£70 + p&p > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- Majed B. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
