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<p class=MsoNormal>Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16816115029&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=100&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&Page">http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16816115029&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=100&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&Page</a>=<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The reviews of the card state that the manufacturer (in
Milipitas) is *<b>horrible</b>* for technical support with people getting a
response only after multiple calls and emails.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The manufacturer’s site lists drivers for Fedora Code
1-6 and Fedora core 7.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have experience with these cards (Highpoint) or
can you recommend a good 4 port SATA2 PCI or PCIe1 card?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have tried contacting the manufacturer to see if they
support F8 yet, but am not holding my breath.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for any experience you have had with SATA
cards under Linux,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Matt<o:p></o:p></p>
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