[OpenIndiana-discuss] Need a PCI e-sata card for OI151a

[Dan Swartzendruber]

On 3/27/2012 12:51 PM, Russell Hansen wrote:
> A quick glance at the motherboard manual for what you have indicates the probability that your on-board SATA ports aren't using AHCI.  Likely some compatibility mode meant for those poor souls that may have needed Win9x when that BIOS was basically coded.
>
> http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/3000/MNL-0889.pdf
> Page 4-4
>
> In the BIOS check to see if the SATA Controller Mode is set to Compatibile.  You will need to change it to Enhanced.  (*Note: The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version. :-p )
>
>  From there the SATA RAID mode should default to Disabled.  The SATA AHCI mode you will want to change to Enabled.
>
> AHCI mode should give you hot-swap capabilities as well as let you use your SSD with some sanity.
>    
Must be a bios bug then.  I am pretty sure (will confirm tonite) that 
the sata controller is set to enhanced.  My other mobo x9scl-f that runs 
esxi has TWO settings for each port: one for whether to enable AHCI and 
one for whether to enable hot plug.  I kid you not.  If I can't figure 
this out, I may just get the $14 rosewill sil card - it's only for 
occasional backup to a WD Blue consumer sata drive.