Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status

From: Will Andrews (will_at_csociety.org)
Date: 09/30/03

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To: Soren Schmidt <sos@spider.deepcore.dk>

    On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:06:40PM +0200, Soren Schmidt wrote:
    > I have now found a way to reproduce the DMA problems some setups seems
    > to be having with the SiI3112A SATA chip.
    >
    > Now, if I use real SATA drives, (and I mean real SATA drives, the
    > WD Raptor fx is not a real SATA device but just a PATA device
    > with a build in PATA->SATA converter chip) it works just fine
    > no matter what I try.

    Interesting. SATA is also a power spec, right? I use a normal
    SATA cable but also an ATX power connector. I'm guessing that's
    what you mean by the Raptor not being a real SATA drive.

    Regards, 

    -- 
wca
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