Re: nForce2 RAID MCP (SATA) support?

From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:55:37 -0600
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:45:32 -0700, John Nielsen <lists_at_jnielsen.net>  
wrote:

> On Wednesday 22 December 2004 11:32 pm, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:19:58 +0600 (NOVT), Maxim M. Kazachek
>>
>> <stranger_at_sberbank.sibnet.ru> wrote:
>> > MCP 2 doesn't have ANY SATA support. MCP have 6ch codec, 2xATA133,
>>
>> I have the same (maybe, mine is 7N2 Delta2 Platinum) motherboard as his
>> and it does has SATA support. Mine SATA is disabled in BIOS, which I
>> don't have any SATA HD.
>>
>> =====================================
>> ? nVIDIA nForce2 Gigabit MCP Chipset
>> -	Integrated Ethernet MAC
>> -	Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
>> -	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller
>> -	Supports USB 2.0
>> -	Integrated SATA Interface
>> =====================================
>
> It is indeed integrated on this mainboard.  Just from looking at the  
> chips on the board, it appears that the Ethernet and SATA are both
> handled by the same MCP2 chip.  I was surprised myself not to see a
> Silicon Image or silicon image controller/BIOS when I booted it up.
>
> I haven't yet had any luck with the onboard ethernet, even with the
> net/nvnet port.  I guess that's what PCI slots are for.. :)

nvnet and ndis don't work for me too, but I haven't test with updated  
nvnet in ports yet. I disabled it in BIOS. I usually disable many stuff in  
BIOS if I don't use them or don't work with FreeBSD. :-)

Cheers,
Mezz

> JN


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