On 2009-04-01 21:46, Kelly Clowers wrote:
Hi all, I am looking for a cheap eSATA card, preferably PCIe. I wonder if anyone has recommendations for cards, brands or chips/drivers. I am somewhat inclined to prefer a device that uses AHCI, as it is more standardized. Here are a couple I was considering: MASSCOOL PCI-e 4 port SATA2 (SIL3132 Chip) Model XWT-PCIE10 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815280008 (uses sata_sil24)
Any day, UPS should be dropping off a 2-port SIL3132 card from NewEgg. I'll tell you how it works.
StarTech 2 Port PCI-Express eSATA/SATA (1 Int + 1 Ext) Card Model PEXESATA2I http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158095 (uses (jmicron) AHCI)
Since I've already got a jmicron chip on my mobo, I decided not to possibly confuse Linux by adding another jm363 unit.
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