Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:18:30 +0100
From: Sander <sander@humilis.net>
To: Joshua Kugler <joshua.kugler@uaf.edu>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sander@humilis.net, jgarzik@pobox.com
Subject: Re: [OT] 8-port AHCI SATA Controller?
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Joshua Kugler wrote (ao):
> > > http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/DAC-SATA-MV8.cfm

> I do too.  However, I was trying to use a Supermicro P4SCi motherboard and it 
> *would not boot* with two SX8 cards and more than 8 SATA drives hooked up, 
> regardless of configuration (7 on one card, 2 on the other, etc). So, I had 
> to find another eight port card.  And besides, the MV8's are about half the 
> price of the SX8's. :)  So I went with what worked.

Hm, thanks for the tip :-)  This seems a good one indeed. I try to dig
up some specs. Thanks!

	Kind regards, Sander

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