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First post, by candle_86

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Anything I should watch out for with this card. Got it for my P3 so I can use my 500gb SATA drive with it and use my promise ata133 in my k6

Reply 1 of 4, by hyoenmadan

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This chip has a bad history with motherboards older than P4/AthlonXP systems. Depending in the implementation, it would require MSI/MSI-X style interrupts, which aren't available in many P3 chipsets. I wouldn't recommend SATA cards based in this chipset for P3 and lower systems.

Reply 2 of 4, by candle_86

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hyoenmadan wrote:

This chip has a bad history with motherboards older than P4/AthlonXP systems. Depending in the implementation, it would require MSI/MSI-X style interrupts, which aren't available in many P3 chipsets. I wouldn't recommend SATA cards based in this chipset for P3 and lower systems.

well shoot

Reply 3 of 4, by ODwilly

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I would recommend an Adaptec pci SATA 1 card. I had one and it was great for newer and older system's both. Otherwise a Promise card is a good option as well. I know my VIA pci sata cards have all been non-bootable and kinda weird with different chipsets

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Reply 4 of 4, by candle_86

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ODwilly wrote:

I would recommend an Adaptec pci SATA 1 card. I had one and it was great for newer and older system's both. Otherwise a Promise card is a good option as well. I know my VIA pci sata cards have all been non-bootable and kinda weird with different chipsets

well that stinks, I ordered it then asked wish i had done it the other way around