[OpenIndiana-discuss] Can anyone recommend an external SATA card?

[Alex Smith (K4RNT)]

If you have a 4x PCI-Express slot available, I highly recommend the 3ware 9650.

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 16:08, Michelle Knight <michelle at msknight.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Greg,
>>
>> I had written off the previous suggestions of using e-sata interfaces,
>> because the motherboard sata ports are already fully used.
>>
>> I hadn't thought of using such interfaces on a PCI-E card. That's actually a
>> great idea.
>>
>> Michelle.
>
> I've managed to get a couple of these...
> http://www.scan.co.uk/products/akasa-esata-45-ex-internal-sata-to-external-
> esata-pci-backplate-adaptor
>
> Hopefully they'll do the job.
>
> All I need now is a card. The problem with many that I'm finding listed, don't
> actually list what chipset they are based on, so I'm fishing in the dark.
>
> Anything in this list sound familiar?
>
> http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer-Hardware/All/HDD-Controllers/SATA-SAS-
> eSATA-2-4-Port
>
> Michelle.
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