In order to keep track of my many Amazon purchases to date, I’ve made a list of the PCI sata cards that I’ve tried.
| Name | Details | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semlos 4 Ports PCI Sata | Sil3114 Chipset | Worked great out of the box. Stopped working after a week – returned. | |
| Smart Gear 4 Ports PCI Sata | Sil3114 Chipset | Working greater than one week after install. Forced to set drive type to ‘concatenate’. Fights GTP setup that zfs raid uses. | |
| SODIAL(TM) 4 Port SATA & IDE | VIA VT6421a | Took two months to arrive. Might have to use it if the GPT issue isn’t resolved. |
If options 2 and 3 above fail, I’ll try this one:
| Name | Picture | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROMISE PCD20378 IDE + SATA + eSATA RAID CONTROLLER CARD | PCD20378 | Backup |
According to this mac rumours site, the SiL3114 chipset is a washout. Much better are the SIL3124 or the SIL3512.
| Name | Picture | Details |
|---|---|---|
| PCI to SATA CONTROLLER CARD /// 4 CHANNELS (INDEPENDANT OR RAID MODE) /// CHIPSET SILICON IMAGE SIL3124 – RAID 5 | SIL3124 | |
| PCI to SATA CONTROLLER CARD /// 2 CHANNELS (INDEPENDANT OR RAID MODE) /// CHIPSET SILICON IMAGE SIL3512 | SIL3512 |
