December 22, 20169 yr Hi everyone, I need a cheap SATA controller to add more ports to my low power NAS built around the Intel Atom processor. Currently, I have an onboard Marvell 88SE9230 controller which keeps dropping disks under heavy load. I have found two cards which are based on the Marvell 88SE9215 and the ASM1061 controllers. The Marvell card has 4 Ports and the ASM1061 has 2. I'm inclined towards buying the 4 Port Marvell, but afraid due to the ongoing issues with the onboard 9230 controller. What's your experience with these cards? Which is more reliable? Are there any other cards around the same price with a different controller? Marvell 9215 card: https://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-Controller-Non-Raid-SI-PEX40064/dp/B00AZ9T3OU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1482424123&sr=8-3&keywords=Sata+controller ASM1061 card: https://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-Port-PCI-Express-SY-PEX40039/dp/B005B0A6ZS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1482424123&sr=8-5&keywords=Sata+controller
December 22, 20169 yr Concerning the Marvell 9215, please see Marvell disk controller chipsets and virtualization.
December 23, 20169 yr Author Concerning the Marvell 9215, please see Marvell disk controller chipsets and virtualization. Well, I forgot to mention that I had seen that post and I do not need VM running. The Atom boards any how do not support virtualization.
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