[SGVLUG] SATA card for Fedora

[Matt Campbell]

Good morning all,

 

I unfortunately ran out of space on my media server last week and need to
add 4 more 1T drives, but am out of SATA ports.

 

I looked online and found a 4 port SATA II PCIe x1 card which would take
advantage of the three unused x1 ports on my motherboard.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16816115029
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The reviews of the card state that the manufacturer (in Milipitas) is
*horrible* for technical support with people getting a response only after
multiple calls and emails.

 

The manufacturer's site lists drivers for Fedora Code 1-6 and Fedora core 7.

 

Does anyone have experience with these cards (Highpoint) or can you
recommend a good 4 port SATA2 PCI or PCIe1 card?

 

I have tried contacting the manufacturer to see if they support F8 yet, but
am not holding my breath.

 

Thanks in advance for any experience you have had with SATA cards under
Linux,

 

Matt

 

 

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