<p>If I were at a full computer I would double check this before posting. I think some of the 3ware cards I use are PCI-X. I want to say they are in the 9000-series. I think there are a few variations that are different voltages and are keyed differently in the socket. Double check which ones your motherboard supports before buying.<br>
I know that they have vendor provided drivers in the stock linux kernel. I'm less sure about the windows side. I think you'll have better luck with 64-bit 7 over 64-bit XP. When I tried 64-bit XP it seemed like no one knew it existed, so nothing supports it. My coworker has a similar card to the one I have that he uses in windows. The only problems I remember him talking about had to do with a sata port multiplier he also had in the system.</p>
<p>They are hardware raid cards, so they'll be more expensive. I think they have a pass through mode, but I'm not sure. You might need to do reinstalls to use the card.</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On May 27, 2010 6:54 AM, "DK" <<a href="mailto:wplug@curlynoodle.com">wplug@curlynoodle.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Hello Folks,<br>
<br>
I have a legacy HP workstation on which I am running Ubuntu 9.1 64 bit<br>
(I plan to upgrade to 10 soon). Anyway, I now need to dual boot the<br>
machine to WinXP 64 bit. Unfortunately, Windows 64-bit drivers do not<br>
exist for the on-board SATA controller.<br>
<br>
I am searching for an add-on SATA controller (RAID optional) which is<br>
supported on both Linux and Windows XP/7 64-bit. To complicate the<br>
matter, I would like to use the available PCI-X 133 slot. This is<br>
_not_ PCI-Express, but rather a legacy bus no longer implemented.<br>
<br>
There are several legacy SATA controllers out there for the PCI-X bus,<br>
but I have doubts about availability of drivers.<br>
<br>
The workstation also has an available PCI-Express x8 prime slot, which<br>
may be my only option.<br>
<br>
Does anyone have an recommendations for a suitable SATA controller in<br>
the $150 - $300 range?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Dave<br>
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