Add more HDDs to system based on ICH10R: PICe SATA controller vs SATA port muiltiplier

[Jia-Shiun Li]

2010/5/13 Lev Serebryakov <lev at freebsd.org>

> Hello, Mike.
> You wrote 12 мая 2010 г., 23:00:44:
>
> > I remember the 3081E-R was once right around $200 but I can't find it
> > that cheap anymore, maybe because the 6Gbit LSI 9211 line came out to
> > replace it... which IS still under $300 but I don't know if FreeBSD
> > supports it.
>  It seems to be SAS, not only SATA, and $200-$300 is too much :(
>  I  understand,  that  it resonable price for SAS HBA, but I' don need
> SAS and I want to pay less :)
>
> Try Adaptec 1430SA which costs you about $100. Only consider port
multiplier when performance is not your top priority.

-js.