[rescue] Seeking first-hand knowledge

[Meelis Roos]

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270476878820
> 
> This is a PCI64 controller.  I can't find full technical specs on it.
> Does anyone happen to know offhand whether it will work properly in a
> PCI32 slot?

Seems to be SER523 / Intel SRCS16 6-port RAID controller - just like the 
one I played with a month ago.

I tested it in two machines, one IBM x232 with 64-bit PCI and one 
regular PC with D815EEA2(?) mainboard with 32-bit PCI. I had no trouble 
with the 32-bit system, the BIOS worked and the card was found by Linux 
megaraid driver IIRC. I had some trouble in the IBM x232 - BIOS detected 
the card but when I pressed the key combo for setup, it told it will be 
entering setup when POST is finised and then didn't - just like Adapatec 
2610SA card in the same machine.

But this specific card worked fine on 32-bit PCI.

Beware that this beast has drive size limits - it's about 500G or 750G 
SATA. I tried 1T and it was not detected correctly and did not work. 
Then I found the docs at Intel site telling that this was a documented 
limit.

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Meelis Roos (mroos at linux.ee)