Quote Originally Posted by jmpage2 View Post
Does anyone have any experience running the Marvell SATA controller with eSATA devices under Windows Vista on the BX2?

I'm looking to use eSata as an external solution that is faster (much faster) than IEE1394 or USB2 but I am having some concerns about the Marvell drivers that I downloaded from Intel. It seems that to install the Marvell driver package for Vista you are forced to install Apache Web Server (what the hell???) and I really don't want to have to bog my machine down with extra services just to use a hard drive.

If anyone has any insight about above driver situation and/or comments on eSATA stability with the BX2 under Vista, please let me know. I bought a WD My Book 500GB and it's the slowest piece of I've ever used, I need something faster for backups.

Thanks!

One of the downloads from Intel is the F6 Driver diskette STOR_ALLOS_1.2.0.24_PV_F6FLPY_MARVELL.EXE. It has just the drivers without the management console stuff. Works fine under Vista. I've got a WD400 hooked up to it via the eSATA cable right now.