[sdw2003] eSATA adapter in Win2K3 server

[Jack Greene]

Hi Marc,

I don't have any experience w/PCI.  Our Win2K3 server has 2 PCI-X slots I
wanted to take advantage of so I went with the Sil 3124
(http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?pid=27)  I also used this
adapter on a XP workstation with no interface problems.  

I've since upgraded the server to Win2K8 and still no problem.  

While the documentation shows the card is PCI compatible, I seem to remember
there were no fast PCI eSATA adapters.  Only PCI-X or PCI-e could process
the data fast enough to get SATA II performance.

Best regards,

Jack Greene
IT Manager
Legend Films, Inc.

tel: (858) 793-4420 Ext. 14

http://www.LegendFilms.net
"The Leader in Color Effects"     

-----Original Message-----
From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com] On
Behalf Of Marc Jones
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 12:17 PM
To: sdw2003 at mattware.com
Subject: [sdw2003] eSATA adapter in Win2K3 server

Does anyone have an eSATA adapter/drive combination that works consistently
for them? 

I took over a client that had a StarTech adapter with a Seagate Xtreme
drive; couldn't see the drive.

After researching the issue, I found that Seagate listed two boards that
were known to work with the drive. I purchased and installed the Siig 2-port
eSATA II-150; the server locked up after a couple of days. 

Siig support says get a different drive, that Seagate is flakey. He also
said that you should go with PCI Express cards as the PCI cards are
inconsistent.

Any suggestions?


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