[mythtv-users] SATA pci card or USB enclosure

[Harry Orenstein]

On Friday 01 May 2009 01:54:54 pm Michelle Agnew wrote:
> I need to add another hard drive to my backend/frontend and I only have 2
> SATA ports on the mobo.  Which would be a better option for adding the
> drive, adding in a SATA pci card or putting the drive in a USB enclosure?
> They are about the same price.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Michelle

I have a Maxtor SATA PCI card.  Made by Promise and works perfectly with 
Linux.  I got mine for $15 on eBay.  Provides 2 SATA and 1 Ultra ATA 
connections.  Works really well for me running with a Seagate 500MB drive.  
Only downside is that it's SATA150 and not SATA300.  If you need SATA300 the 
PCI card will be more expensive (probably about $50 for the SATA300 version).  
Just make sure it works with Linux (Promise is the best in my opinion for a 
low end card).


-- Harry O.