PCIx sata controler card.

[Catsrules]

Will ESXi 4 support a PCIx sata controler card?

I am looking at this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=16-104-007

Reviewers are saying it work with Linux out of the box.

[Dave_Mishchenko]

The page you included states that it uses the Sil3124 chipset,  so you might be OK.  But it's software RAID so ESXi will only see the individual disks.

[idle-jam]

i would suggest you go thru below sites (whitebox list) and see if it's shown before buying:

http://ultimatewhitebox.com/iocontroller

http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/esx40_whitebox_HCL.php#Storage

[Catsrules]

Is that a $60 migh workt?

Ok so no useing RAID with this card. I am ok with that.

[Dave_Mishchenko]

If it were my $ then I would look at the lists and get something that has been verified as working.  Let someone else take the risk 🙂

[Catsrules]

I like your way of thinking

I have a PCIx slot on my server, I have read that normal PCI card will also work in them is this true?

I am looking at this one now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102065

and it is a normal PCI card

[Dave_Mishchenko]

It'll depend on the PCI card but it is possible.  The card must be 3.3 V and if it works it'll slow down the PCI-X bus to match the speed of the PCI card which may be an issue for other cards you have connected.