FBSD 2.5.1-p11 | Promise SATA150 TX2plus | Seagate B 200GB -

[Radeon Radegeddon]

To: Sebastian Holmqvist

Hi Sebastain,

I just found the thread "FBSD 2.5.1-p11 | Promise SATA150 TX2plus | Seagate B 200GB - BAD SUPERBLK / Machine freezes up etc".

The Promise SATA150 TX2plus controller may be causing all the trouble. Here are my VERY BAD experiences with it:

1.) March 2004: Bought a brand new Maxtor 160GB SATA with SATA-to-PATA Adapter (until I buy a PCI SATA card).
2.) June 2004: Bought Promise SATA150 TX2plus (SATA-to-PATA Adapter goes back to the box) :)
3.) September 2004: Maxtor 160GB breakes down :(
4.) October 2004: Bought a new Chieftek case with 360W Chieftek PSU and a new Maxtor 200GB. Exchanged almost everything, except motherboard, CPU and memory.
5.) November 2004: Maxtor 200GB SATA breakes down (same simptoms as 160GB) :(
6.) Bought a new Seagate Barracuda 200GB SATA.
7.) 28.11.2004.: After just three (3) days, Seagate breakes down (same simptoms as before) :(


Today I found your mailing list on FreeBSD.org, which makes me think this Promise card is to keep hands away from!!!
I wait for Maxtor 200GB to come back from guarantee exchange and use it with SATA-to-PATA Adapter again, then I'll know.

Kind Regards,

Rade Seslija