6gbps PCI Express SATA Card

[Arthur]

rEFIt though is a custom EFI extention and so gets around the Apple firmware limitations adding support for additional hardware by the looks of it along with the ability to choose the OS at boot time and probably other stuff.

I think the main reason ATTO recommends rEFIt is simply because Apple doesn't include an EFI shell (which is the only way you can run "rvcfg"). If you burn the DMG version to a CD/DVD you don't even need to install it.

 

Depending on your configuration, it may be necessary to adjust adapter NVRAM settings prior to performing the OS X installation. For example, you made need to modify the device wait time. The EFI configuration utility can be launched from an EFI shell. Unfortunately, an EFI shell is not included with Intel Macs. ATTO recommends rEFIt, which is available for free from http://refit.sourceforge.net/. Once you have downloaded the DMG for rEFIt, do the following to open the EFI Configuration Utility.

 

I presume either the H608 or 644?

Either will be fine.

[mac_shinobi]

From what I could establish the R version of the cards are the RAID versions and the H ones are hybrid ( whatever that means ). Im assuming if I got the h608 Id not be able to setup a raid of SSD's ie 2 or 4 to get around or below the 1gbps mark ?

 

Also what raid card do max connect use ?

 

http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=190

 

£900 to spend - what are peoples suggestions so that I can get

 

RAM ( amount of ram will depend on cost ) from www.memoryc.com 4gb kit ( 2 * 2gb ) are aprox £108 and the 8gb kit ( 2 * 4gb ) are aprox £222

one or two SSD's ( again seeing as this is a raid config i may have to order two 100gb OWC RE or four 50gb RE drives )

The ATTO Tech Card ( H608 assuming I can raid the SSD's together , assuming this is a good idea and also what raid config ? )

 

The max connect caddy or w/e to hold the drives or an owc multi mount ?

 

Failing that I will get the 6Gbps SSD for now, 16gb of ram and the owc multi mount and get the card ( H608 ) later on

Edited April 19, 2011 by mac_shinobi

[Guest Guest]

Personally I'd hold out on the card until more chips come out. For PC apart from the sandybridge onboards, and the more expensive ones (LSI etc) theres only the Marvell 91xx series, which isn't great. Given time hopefully Mac will support some cheaper options and you'll be able to spend that money on another SSD

[Guest Guest]

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Also what raid card do max connect use ?

 

maxupgrades.com: MaxConnect for MacPro 8x - 2.5 inch Disk Drives Optical Drive Bay Disk Mounting Assembly

 

Something like this?

maxupgrades.com: MaxConnect SAS/SATA Link w/ PCI Express 4-Port SATA RAID Controller

[mac_shinobi]

Personally I'd hold out on the card until more chips come out. For PC apart from the sandybridge onboards, and the more expensive ones (LSI etc) theres only the Marvell 91xx series, which isn't great. Given time hopefully Mac will support some cheaper options and you'll be able to spend that money on another SSD

 

Think I will do that and hold out and if they bring out a decent not too expensive card out then ill be able to get some more SSD's as you stated

 

I'll hobble along at around the 250mbps mark for now using a 6gbps ssd