Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status

From: Soren Schmidt (sos_at_spider.deepcore.dk)
Date: 09/30/03

  • Next message: Will Andrews: "Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status" 
    To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:22:33 +0200 (CEST)

    It seems Will Andrews wrote:
    > 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.

    No what I mean is that the Raptor is a PATA device fitted with a
    marvell PATA->SATA converter "on board", its not a "pure" SATA
    design, but just the old stuff they used to make with the marvell
    chip kludged on the back :)

    The power connector is uninteresting in this context.

    -Søren
    _______________________________________________
    freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list
    http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
    To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"

  • Next message: Will Andrews: "Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status"