[lug] PCI Sata Card

[Nick Golder]

On 2008-03-11 07:51 -0600, Sean Reifschneider wrote:
> Anything with the Silicon Image 3112 or 3114 chipset will work quite well
> under Linux.  Best Buy used to claim to stock (though I never saw one on
> the shelf, but I don't go there that frequently) an Adaptec branded 3112
> 2-port SATA card for $50.  Buying them online you can get different brands
> with this chipset for around $10 to $20 for the 4-port card.

And the support for hotplug in the 3114 rivals the reliability of some
higher end cards.

> 
> I bought based on chipset, not brand, so I don't remember any of the brands
> of SATA cards I've gotten except the Adaptec.  I just went to NewEgg and
> searched their inventory until I found a 4-port card that had the right
> chipset.
> 

I had good luck with SYBA.

-- 
Nick Golder