[wplug] Question for Storage Hardware Experts

[Andrew Fisk]

for $300.00 you could just buy a shiny new Dell and a KVM and avoid all the trouble.


http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/desktop-inspiron-560?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1

Thanks

Andy
Spitfire Computer Services
Suite 19
2301 Duss Ave.
Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone (412) 749-0162
andy at spitcomp.com
www.spitcomp.com






On May 27, 2010, at Thursday, May 27, 20109:54 AM, DK wrote:

> Hello Folks,
> 
> I have a legacy HP workstation on which I am running Ubuntu 9.1 64 bit
> (I plan to upgrade to 10 soon).  Anyway, I now need to dual boot the
> machine to WinXP 64 bit.  Unfortunately, Windows 64-bit drivers do not
> exist for the on-board SATA controller.
> 
> I am searching for an add-on SATA controller (RAID optional) which is
> supported on both Linux and Windows XP/7 64-bit.  To complicate the
> matter, I would like to use the available PCI-X 133 slot.  This is
> _not_ PCI-Express, but rather a legacy bus no longer implemented.
> 
> There are several legacy SATA controllers out there for the PCI-X bus,
> but I have doubts about availability of drivers.
> 
> The workstation also has an available PCI-Express x8 prime slot, which
> may be my only option.
> 
> Does anyone have an recommendations for a suitable SATA controller in
> the $150 - $300 range?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
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