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differences in the entry: vendor
Marvell-Technology-Group-Ltd.
differences in the entry: model name
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215 (rev 11)
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
IO-PCE9215-4I
differences in the entry: subtype (laser, inkjet, ..)
heci-controller
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
1b4b:9215
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified
differences in the entry: interface
PCI-E
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_6_0
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.2.0-79-generic x86_64
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
no
differences in the entry: free driver used
ahci
differences in the entry: Description
Authentic card? No, bought from aliexpress.com, may contain counterfeit chipset!

[h1]Notes[/h1]
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Blocker: Could not enter BIOS setup (GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 rev 2.0 mainboard) with this card installed.
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Tested with Trisquel 7.0 Belenos [please add that to the list h-node admins].
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This is a controller type AHCI, not HECI [please add that to the list h-node admins].
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[h1]Hardware configuration[/h1]
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Mounted on 1× PCI-e port (a PCIe card fits into a slot of its physical size or larger, with ×16 as the largest used).
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Tried all SATA ports.
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[h1]Vendor product information[/h1]

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Model number: SI-PEX40064
S/N: 150205GS0010722
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From [a]http://iocrest.com/en/product_details285.html[/a]
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Product name: SATA III 4-port PCI-e Controller Card, with Full and Low Profile Brackets,Marvel 88SE9215 chipset
Product model: IO-PCE9215-4I
Product description:

Specifacation

Chipset: Marvell 88SE9215
Ports:
4 Internal SATA 6Gb/s Ports
Compliant with PCI-Express Specification v1.0
Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.0
Supports Communication Speeds of 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps
Hot Plug and Hot Swap
Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ)
Supports Port Multiplier FIS Based Switching or Command Based Switching
Compatible with SATA 6G, 3G and 1.5G Hard Drives

Package detail
Package Info

Dimension: L 7 x W 5.5 x H 1.5 inch
Weight: 0.38 lb
UPC: 810154016877

Package Includes

SATA III 4-port PCI-e Controller Card
User Manual
Low Profile Bracket
19" SATA Cables (x2)
Driver CD

Software requirement

Windows 8
Windows 7
Vista
Windows XP
Server 2008
Server 2008 R2
Server 2003
Linux 2.6.x and Above (AHCI devices driver is a built-in feature)
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[h1]Software information[/h1]
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lspci
04:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215 (rev 11)

lspci -v
04:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215 (rev 11) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
I/O ports at 5000 [size=8]
I/O ports at 5400 [size=4]
I/O ports at 5800 [size=8]
I/O ports at 5c00 [size=4]
I/O ports at 6000 [size=32]
Memory at ed000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f0300000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci

lspci -nnk
04:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device [1b4b:9215] (rev 11)
Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device [1b4b:9215]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
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[h1]Further reading[/h1]
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[*]Marvell 88SE9220/9230/9235/9215 - SATA 6Gb/s Host Controllers - https://origin-www.marvell.com/storage/system-solutions/assets/Marvell-88SE92xx-002-product-brief.pdf[/*]
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