[Ham-Computers] RE: SATA card install problem

[WØQFC]

Aaron:

Again, many thanks for your reply and info.

After testing the Sabrent card in two newer machines I have determined that 
the card IS defective and it was returned for credit.
However, this still leaves the problem of WHAT card can I use in this 
machine?

I have been unable to find a SATA ll/300 card that will work with PCI v 2.2; 
so far, the 'best' card I can find is the Promise SATA 300 TX2 PLUS SATA ll 
card, but is for v 2.3. . . .

Can you ~ or anyone else on the list ~ offer s solution for this problem?

TIA es tnx

Gene, WØQFC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)" <aaron.hsu at nbcuni.com>
To: "I>Ham-Computers" <Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:42 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] RE: SATA card install problem


Hi Gene (et al),

I can think of two things...bad card or incompatible card.  The first 
doesn't need explaination, so I'll discuss the second...

The PCI "spec" has been updated several times since PCI's inception (1.x, 
2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.0).  The older rev's supported both 3.3v and 5.0v 
signaling, but Rev's 2.3 and 3.0 eliminate the 5v line.  Rev 2.3 removed the 
"requirement" for 5v signaling and Rev 3.0 eliminated it.

Older motherboards will have PCI 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 compliant slots.  Newer 
motherboards will have 2.3 or 3.0 compliant slots.  If the SATA controller 
is using 2.3 or 3.0 and the motherboards are <= 2.2, then that might be the 
problem.

Take a look at the specs and see if it's a compatibility problem.

73,

  - Aaron, NN6O



-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] SATA card install problem

AMES:

Yup.

Other PCI cards work OK. . . .


73

Gene, WØQFC
SPRING HILL, FLORIDA




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